The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 6, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
2:55 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2274
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 | 120.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -2.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.14° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.34° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.