The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
8:27 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1124
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,300 km.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.13° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.08° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.