The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
3:18 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1904
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 | 133.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 47.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.68° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.73° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.