The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 6, 2004
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
2:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1012
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 | 286.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 265.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 15.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.03° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.68° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.