The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 2132
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
4:01 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2596
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.35° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.40° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.