The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2153
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
11:34 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2856
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 | 231.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.15° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.43° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.