The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2139
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
8:39 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2683
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 | 191.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 342.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 26.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.54° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.16° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.