The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 5, 2062
Waxing Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
9:16 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1731
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.53° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.34° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.