The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 1930
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
7:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 98
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 | 175.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 359.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.78° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.