The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 2100
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
9:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 56.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.12° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.93° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.