The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 1995
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 902
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 | 176.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 357.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.24° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.32° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 214.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.