The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2187
Waxing Crescent
38.6% 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
12:44 PM
11:22 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3277
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.13° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.55° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.41° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.