The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 1968
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
9:28 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 568
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 335.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 28.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.60° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.61° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.