The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 1903
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
8:13 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -236
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 | 192.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 338.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.18° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.70° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.