The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2181
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
4:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3202
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 | 348.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 186.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.43° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.31° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.