The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 6, 1939
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
2:34 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 208
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 | 298.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.97° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.94° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| 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.