The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2046
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
12:10 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1533
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -1.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.85° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.07° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.