The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2169
Waning Gibbous
93.6% 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
7:18 PM
9:57 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.6%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3054
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 | 209.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 324.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.15° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.37° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.