The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 6, 2192
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
6:29 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3339
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 | 22.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.34° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.01° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.