The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
2:41 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2275
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 | 124.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 56.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 8.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.22° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.79° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.