The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2148
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
2:54 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2794
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 | 309.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -4.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.91° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.24° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.