The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2048
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
6:25 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1558
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.28° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.95° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.60° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.