The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2001
Waning Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
12:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 976
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 | 242.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 296.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.72° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.48° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.