The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2056
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
5:10 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1656
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 177.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.04° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.74° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.