The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2032
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
9:25 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1360
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -14.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.49° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.24° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.