The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 1941
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
9:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 234
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 | 211.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.40° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.41° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.