The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 1901
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
2:59 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -262
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -1.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.28° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.51° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.