The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 5, 2194
Waning Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
1:05 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3363
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -1.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.09° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.87° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.