The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
5:12 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1706
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 24.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 18.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.54° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.66° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.