The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 2140
Waning Crescent
12.3% 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
4:10 AM
2:32 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2695
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 219.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.16° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.73° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.