The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2062
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
10:17 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1731
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 | 63.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.32° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.16° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.