The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2027
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
12:16 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -0.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.65° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.71° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.