The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2058
Waning Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
12:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1681
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.54° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.86° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.