The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2165
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
8:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 37.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.77° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.16° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.