The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2101
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
8:45 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2213
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 343.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.59° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.72° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.