The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
5:13 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2411
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 | 151.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.06° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.41° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.