The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2132
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
4:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2596
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.33° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.59° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.