The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2089
Waxing Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
9:33 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2065
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 | 52.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.47° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.79° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.01° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.