The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 5, 2028
Waning Gibbous
85.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
10:38 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.7%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1310
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 | 224.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 308.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.68° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.67° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.