December 2024 · Friday · 2 years ago
6 December 2024
Waxing Crescent
27% illuminated and waxing, 5.2 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 6 December 2024 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 27.3%
- Lunar age
- 5.2 days
- Elongation
- 62.8°
- Distance
- 379,113 km
- Distance (mi)
- 235,570 mi
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Libration lat
- 4.8° N
- Libration lon
- 4.9° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 12:06 | 16:31 | 21:09 | 19.6° |
| New York | 11:33 | 16:37 | 21:51 | 31.6° |
| Chicago | 11:31 | 16:33 | 21:45 | 30.6° |
| Denver | 11:37 | 16:45 | 22:03 | 33.0° |
| Los Angeles | 11:19 | 16:40 | 22:09 | 39.0° |
| Mexico City | 11:36 | 17:21 | 23:10 | 53.5° |
| São Paulo | 09:56 | 16:44 | 23:25 | 83.7° |
| Berlin | 12:15 | 16:35 | 21:08 | 18.4° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 8 December 2024 | 15:27 | in 2 days |
| Full Moon | 15 December 2024 | 09:02 | in 9 days |
| Last Quarter | 22 December 2024 | 22:18 | in 16 days |
| New Moon | 30 December 2024 | 22:27 | in 24 days |