The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 6, 2027
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
12:29 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1297
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.61° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.22° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.