The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
4:56 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1570
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 | 149.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 28.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.35° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.93° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.