The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 2005
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
9:26 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1026
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 | 54.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 123.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.06° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.58° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.