The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2121
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
2:37 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2460
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 | 321.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 216.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.16° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.09° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.