The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 6, 2191
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
12:12 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3326
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 | 246.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.90° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.00° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.