The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 2149
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
9:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2807
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 | 60.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.93° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.03° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.