The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2041
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
5:16 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1471
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 | 154.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 23.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.01° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.46° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.