The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
5:35 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3116
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 | 155.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 21.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.33° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.19° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.