The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2128
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
7:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2547
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.96° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 183.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.