The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2131
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
9:55 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2584
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 | 210.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 323.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.51° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.76° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.