The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 6, 2073
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1866
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.53° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.76° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.