The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2119
Waxing Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
9:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2436
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 | 57.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.73° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.12° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.