The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 5, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
1:15 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2844
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -2.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.94° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.