The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2026
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
3:13 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1285
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 | 334.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 203.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.77° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.44° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.