The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2114
Waxing Gibbous
62.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
12:49 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2374
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / -4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.11° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.40° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.