The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2138
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
9:43 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2671
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 | 55.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.83° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.63° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.32° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.