The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 1997
Waxing Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
11:02 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 927
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.56° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.93° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.