The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 4, 2200
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
3:27 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3437
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 | 326.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 212.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.14° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.75° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.