The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 6, 1945
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
6:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 283
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.82° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.79° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.