The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 1991
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
5:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 852
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 174.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -20.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.64° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.96° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 344.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.