The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 6, 1970
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 592
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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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 | 92.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.16° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.94° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.