The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2100
Waxing Crescent
32.1% 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
12:04 PM
10:53 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 68.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.50° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.26° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.75° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.