The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 1928
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
2:24 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 73
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 | 300.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -2.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.50° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.67° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.