The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
9:06 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1260
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 | 58.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.69° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.61° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.