The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 4, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
6:43 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3388
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 | 168.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 7.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.10° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.69° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.