The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2113
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
4:13 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2361
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 | 341.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 194.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.21° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.78° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.