The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 1947
Waning Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
2:04 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 308
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 | 291.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 251.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / 1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.95° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.30° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.