The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, November 6, 2116
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
6:31 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2398
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.11° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.09° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.