The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, November 6, 2025

Waning Gibbous

97.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
73°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
97.8%
Age
16.2 days
Distance
357,400 km
Apparent size
33.4′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1272

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 Sun196.52°
Phase angle17.16°
Illuminated fraction97.77%
Altitude / azimuth-22.8° / 340.8°
Right ascension / declination3h 51m / 25.15°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude61.06° / 4.89°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.17° / -5.53°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-14.84° / -1.31°
Position angle of the axis348.0°
Position angle of the bright limb63.8°
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.

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