The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
4:10 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2411
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 | 140.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 38.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 15.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.09° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.55° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.