The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 5, 1922
Waning Gibbous
98.2% 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
6:36 PM
8:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -1
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 | 194.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 336.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.51° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.49° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.