The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2028
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
11:13 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1310
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 | 237.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 296.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 14.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.38° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.81° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.