The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 1967
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
10:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 556
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 | 66.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.15° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.99° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.