The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2143
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
4:37 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2732
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 186.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.83° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.71° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.