The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2140
Waning Crescent
6.8% 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
5:10 AM
3:04 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2695
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 | 330.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 207.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.01° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.92° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.