The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 2112
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
9:36 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2349
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 326.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.46° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.95° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.