The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 5, 2051
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
7:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 26.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 144.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.59° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.82° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.