The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 6, 2051
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
7:46 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1594
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 | 33.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.94° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.66° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.