The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 5, 2187
Waxing Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
10:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 | 65.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.12° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.58° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.