The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2050
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
12:45 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1582
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 263.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.52° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.49° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.