The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 6, 2040
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
6:43 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1458
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 151.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -23.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.63° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.95° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.