The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2035
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
11:22 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1397
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 | 75.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -11.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.44° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.33° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.