The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2074
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
9:14 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1879
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 | 202.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 329.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.90° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.53° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.