The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2137
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
1:11 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2658
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 | 280.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 0.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.05° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.00° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.