The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 2135
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
5:18 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2634
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 | 7.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 167.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.22° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.62° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.