The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
10:43 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1026
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 110.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.43° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.40° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.