The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2010
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
6:01 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1088
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 161.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.55° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.21° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.