The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 5, 1989
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -6.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.11° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.30° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.