The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 1976
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
7:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 667
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 353.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.15° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.04° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 183.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.