The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 1949
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
7:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 333
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 | 180.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 354.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 26.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.08° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 3.6° |
| 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.