The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 6, 2055
Waning Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
9:53 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1643
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.31° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.36° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.