The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2177
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
8:36 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3153
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 | 191.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 341.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.78° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.77° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.