The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2037
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
4:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1421
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 | 343.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 192.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.97° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.73° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.