The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 5, 2157
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
8:30 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2906
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.37° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.69° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.