The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 1974
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
12:38 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 642
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 | 273.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / -0.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.92° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 7.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.46° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.