The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 1918
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
7:05 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -50
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 148.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.48° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.09° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.