The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 1951
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 358
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -5.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.10° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.90° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.