The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 6, 2026
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
3:47 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1284
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 | 329.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 212.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 47m / -9.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.24° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.43° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.