The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2082
Waning Gibbous
98.2% 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
6:00 PM
9:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1978
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 | 195.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 339.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.01° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.08° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.