The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 6, 1971
Waning Gibbous
80.8% 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
8:43 PM
11:31 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.8%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 604
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 309.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.63° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.42° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.