The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 5, 1911
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -137
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 1.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.68° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.88° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.