The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2164
Waning Gibbous
60.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
12:13 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.9%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2992
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 279.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.62° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.81° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.