The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2122
Waxing Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
11:32 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 74.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -7.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.05° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.19° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.