The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2055
Waning Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
9:37 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1644
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 | 208.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.44° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.88° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.