The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2168
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
11:31 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3042
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 | 78.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.16° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.06° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.