The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2193
Waxing Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
4:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3351
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 | 140.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 37.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.78° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.52° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.