The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 PM
2:32 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 630
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 | 121.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 57.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 10.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.01° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.07° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.