The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 6, 2146
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
7:39 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2769
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 | 30.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 142.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.85° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.01° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.