The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 1940
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 221
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.16° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.76° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.99° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.