The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 6, 2078
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
6:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1928
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.28° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.52° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.