The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 6, 1986
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
9:20 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 790
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 123.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.36° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.22° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.