The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2150
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
8:50 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2819
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 336.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.85° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.43° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.