The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2170
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
4:12 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3066
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 191.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.24° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.04° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.