The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2083
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
2:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1990
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 | 323.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.60° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.67° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.