The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2146
Waxing Crescent
11.4% 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
10:08 AM
8:29 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2770
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 | 39.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 39m / -17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.68° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.96° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.