The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2127
Waxing Crescent
11.8% 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
10:09 AM
8:34 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2535
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 | 39.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 131.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.00° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.77° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.