The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2048
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
5:16 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1558
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 173.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -22.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.12° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.80° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 324.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.