The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2189
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
4:07 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3301
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 192.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.97° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.84° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.