The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
4:52 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -75
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 30.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.59° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.21° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.