The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2063
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
8:46 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1743
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 | 190.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 343.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 27.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.58° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.29° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.