The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 6, 2188
Waning Gibbous
92.9% 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
7:22 PM
10:08 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3289
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 | 210.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 25.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.16° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.18° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.