The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 2002
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
6:54 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 988
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 | 25.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 149.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.78° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.54° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.