The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2116
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
6:01 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 16.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.44° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.23° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.