The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2116
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
7:01 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 28.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 146.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.33° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.04° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.