The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2123
Waning Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
10:38 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2485
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 228.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.88° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.35° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.