The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2041
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
6:31 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1471
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 | 166.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 8.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.90° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.33° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.