The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2150
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
9:58 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2819
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.88° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / -1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.56° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.