The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2033
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
7:41 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1372
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 346.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.34° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.25° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.