The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 1987
Waning Gibbous
97.9% 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
5:57 PM
9:12 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 803
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 | 195.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.83° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.26° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.