The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 6, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
61.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
12:21 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1532
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 | 103.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.71° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.93° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.