The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 6, 1921
Waxing Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
11:23 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -14
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 | 79.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -14.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.35° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.78° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.