The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2166
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
6:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3017
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 0.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.36° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.61° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.