The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2043
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
9:34 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1496
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 | 55.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.39° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.97° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.