The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2167
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
2:47 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3029
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 | 306.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 235.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.28° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.88° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.