The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 5, 2169
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
8:54 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3054
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 | 196.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 337.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.15° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.23° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.