The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, November 6, 2050

Last Quarter

47.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
61°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
47.3%
Age
21.8 days
Distance
401,100 km
Apparent size
29.8′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1581

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun273.25°
Phase angle93.09°
Illuminated fraction47.31%
Altitude / azimuth13.9° / 271.5°
Right ascension / declination9h 14m / 10.49°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude137.74° / -5.27°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.16° / 7.56°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-88.47° / 0.11°
Position angle of the axis17.4°
Position angle of the bright limb107.0°
Apparent magnitude-9.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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