The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
12:59 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3079
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 | 106.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / -3.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.67° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.31° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.