The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2154
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
6:26 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2869
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 153.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -28.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.93° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.63° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.