The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 6, 2048
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
5:38 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1557
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 | 7.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 168.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.04° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.63° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.