The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 6, 2197
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
2:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3400
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.26° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.17° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.