The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2043
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
8:30 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1496
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 | 44.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.22° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.15° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.