The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 1945
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
5:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 284
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.74° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.96° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.