The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
6:33 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1706
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 8.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.59° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.53° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.