The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 1955
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
12:40 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 407
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / -0.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.11° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / 7.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.65° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.