The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 6, 1961
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
4:52 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 480
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 199.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -5.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.84° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.87° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.