The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2096
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
12:50 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2151
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 | 258.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 282.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.97° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.50° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.30° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.