The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
3:12 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1669
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 49.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 6.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.75° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.52° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.