The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 1948
Waxing Crescent
24.1% 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
11:58 AM
9:43 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 321
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 | 58.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.05° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.79° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.