The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 6, 1999
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
5:04 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 950
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 193.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -6.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.56° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.29° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.