The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2151
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2831
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 192.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.60° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.22° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.