The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2165
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
7:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3005
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 146.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.11° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.35° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.