The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2029
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
5:14 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1323
Events on this date
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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 172.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.09° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.41° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.