The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2131
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
8:49 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2584
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 336.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.80° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.63° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.