The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 6, 2105
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
5:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2261
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 177.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.20° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.40° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 36.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.