The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2090
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
6:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2077
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 357.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.96° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 208.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.