The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 2137
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2657
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.70° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.76° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.