The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 2160
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2943
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -2.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.90° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.58° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.