The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2141
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2708
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -0.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.24° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.22° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.