The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 6, 2195
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
9:46 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3376
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 | 55.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.42° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.07° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.