The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 1947
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
1:40 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 308
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 | 278.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 264.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.32° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.13° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.