The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 1984
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
4:45 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 766
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 148.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 29.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.39° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.66° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.