The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 6, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
4:38 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1000
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 | 154.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 4.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.25° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.91° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.