The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 6, 2066
Waning Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
12:14 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1779
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.81° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.71° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.