The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 1974
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
12:57 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 641
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 279.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 13.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.53° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.45° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.