The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2111
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
10:05 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2337
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 | 60.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.39° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.66° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.