The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2086
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
5:40 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2028
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 167.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.39° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.16° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.