The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2115
Waning Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
11:38 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2386
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 | 232.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 305.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.42° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.82° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.