The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 1902
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
10:18 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -248
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.81° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.76° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.