The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 4, 2199
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
9:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3425
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 | 203.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.41° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.12° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.