The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 6, 1953
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
5:01 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 381
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 177.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.55° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.46° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.