The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 6, 2193
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:30 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3351
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 | 154.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 22.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.84° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.39° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.