The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2103
Waxing Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
11:38 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2238
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 | 75.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.66° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.01° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.