The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 5, 2161
Waning Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
9:45 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2955
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 | 213.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 317.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.61° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.83° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.