The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2045
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
3:25 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1520
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 | 338.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 198.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.13° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.25° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.