The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 6, 2072
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
3:33 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1853
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 | 312.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / 2.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.03° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.38° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.