The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2159
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
2:19 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2930
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 | 313.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.00° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.35° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.