The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 1986
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
9:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 791
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 | 56.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.50° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.38° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.