The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2170
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
3:36 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3066
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -14.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.61° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.85° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.