The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2093
Waning Gibbous
87.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
10:39 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.3%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2114
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 21.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.21° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.44° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.