The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2143
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
5:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2733
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 171.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.82° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.90° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.