The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2126
Waning Gibbous
69.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 PM
11:35 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2522
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 288.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.97° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.23° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.