The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2108
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
9:18 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 48.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -15.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.68° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.39° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.