The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 2123
Waning Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
9:53 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2485
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 | 215.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.12° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.21° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.