The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 6, 1928
Waning Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
3:09 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 72
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.91° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.73° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.66° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.