The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2191
Waning Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
11:10 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3326
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 224.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.76° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.71° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.