The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 6, 2138
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
8:14 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2670
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -27.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.58° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.36° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.