The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2118
Last Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
1:05 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2423
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 3.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.02° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.83° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.00° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.