The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
6:00 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2646
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 | 159.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 17.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.54° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.64° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| 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.