The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 1926
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
6:30 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 49
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 | 17.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 154.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.76° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.58° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.