The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 4, 2189
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
2:58 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3301
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 52m / -9.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.20° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.46° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.