The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 1961
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
4:34 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 481
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.09° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.87° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.