The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2158
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
8:40 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2918
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 | 192.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 341.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.92° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.97° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.