The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 5, 2184
Waxing Crescent
6.3% 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
9:29 AM
7:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3240
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 | 28.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.95° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.54° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.