The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2082
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
8:10 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1978
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 351.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.74° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.95° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.