The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
74.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
2:13 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.8%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2844
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 | 119.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.69° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.79° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.