The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 2027
Waxing Crescent
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1298
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 | 84.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -5.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.72° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.87° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.