The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
3:35 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2040
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 | 134.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 44.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.47° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.45° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.