The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2172
Waning Gibbous
68.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
12:18 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.6%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3091
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 | 248.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 290.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.44° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.36° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.