The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 6, 2042
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
2:53 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1482
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 | 293.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.73° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.11° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.