The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 5, 2199
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
9:47 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3425
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 | 214.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 316.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.37° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.26° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.