The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2178
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
3:01 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3165
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 | 327.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.04° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.35° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.