The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2051
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
8:24 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 37.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 33m / -16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.21° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.63° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.