The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2157
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
9:38 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2906
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.32° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.51° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.