The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 6, 1952
Waning Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
11:56 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 369
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 | 237.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 305.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.84° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.78° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.