December 2024 · Thursday · 2 years ago
5 December 2024
Waxing Crescent
18% illuminated and waxing, 4.2 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 5 December 2024 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 18.3%
- Lunar age
- 4.2 days
- Elongation
- 50.4°
- Distance
- 382,417 km
- Distance (mi)
- 237,623 mi
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Libration lat
- 5.7° N
- Libration lon
- 5.1° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 11:44 | 15:39 | 19:44 | 14.8° |
| New York | 11:01 | 15:46 | 20:38 | 26.5° |
| Chicago | 11:01 | 15:42 | 20:32 | 25.5° |
| Denver | 11:05 | 15:54 | 20:51 | 27.9° |
| Los Angeles | 10:44 | 15:49 | 21:01 | 33.8° |
| Mexico City | 10:53 | 16:30 | 22:11 | 48.3° |
| São Paulo | 08:55 | 15:52 | 22:45 | 88.7° |
| Berlin | 11:55 | 15:43 | 19:41 | 13.6° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 8 December 2024 | 15:27 | in 3 days |
| Full Moon | 15 December 2024 | 09:02 | in 10 days |
| Last Quarter | 22 December 2024 | 22:18 | in 17 days |
| New Moon | 30 December 2024 | 22:27 | in 25 days |