The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
3:32 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 395
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 | 133.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 45.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.30° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.72° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.