The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
4:57 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2646
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 | 148.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 29.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.63° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.77° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.