The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 2134
Waning Gibbous
81.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
11:31 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.8%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2621
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 | 230.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 306.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.72° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.63° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.