The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 1937
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
8:34 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 185
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.67° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.10° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.