The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
2:01 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3079
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 | 117.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.84° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.16° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.