The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2105
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
5:23 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2263
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 172.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.65° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.54° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.