The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2130
Waxing Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
10:58 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2572
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 | 70.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.24° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.67° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.