The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
6:11 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1236
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 | 163.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 12.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.03° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.12° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.