The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2097
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
7:17 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 31.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 143.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 17m / -27.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.09° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.67° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.