The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2069
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
12:42 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1817
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 265.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 1.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.50° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.13° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.