The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 1918
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
7:18 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -51
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 | 31.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.71° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.92° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.