The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2112
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
10:29 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2349
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 | 218.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 315.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.49° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.08° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.