The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 2127
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
7:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2535
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 | 26.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 145.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.15° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.96° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.