The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2120
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
9:15 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2448
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 335.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.57° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.49° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.