The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2185
Full Moon
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
6:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3252
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 0.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.42° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.