The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2075
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
4:22 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1891
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 | 342.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 193.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.51° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.33° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.