The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 6, 2006
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
8:35 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1037
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 | 195.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 341.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.14° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.05° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.