The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2142
Waning Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
9:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2720
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.20° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.02° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.