The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 2008
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1063
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.
-
Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.78° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.50° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| 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.