The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 6, 1989
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 827
Events on this date
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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 | 91.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -16.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.71° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.14° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.