The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 2156
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
1:05 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2893
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.34° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.42° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.