The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 1960
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 PM
9:23 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 469
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 | 207.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 323.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.55° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.05° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.