The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 2192
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
4:38 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3338
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 177.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.61° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.40° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.