The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2078
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
6:40 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 | 24.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 150.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -27.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.18° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.49° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.