The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 2165
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
7:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3004
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.16° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.20° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| 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.