The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 6, 2053
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
3:34 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1618
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 | 314.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 1.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.17° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.58° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.