The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 1900
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -273
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 5.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.34° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.14° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.