The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
6:27 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 667
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 6.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.17° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.09° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.