The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 1900
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
7:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -273
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:29 AM, is deepest at 5:26 AM and ends at 7:23 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 349.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.66° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.01° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.