The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 6, 2184
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
8:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3240
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 | 40.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.30° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.35° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.