The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2176
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
10:00 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 58.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.64° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.69° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.