The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 2044
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
8:42 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1508
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 | 190.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 344.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.40° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.50° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.