The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2059
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
6:21 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1694
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 | 19.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.32° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.29° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.