The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 2078
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
5:47 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1929
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 161.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.10° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.96° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.68° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.