The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 6, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
5:28 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3016
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 | 165.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 11.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 6.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.70° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.63° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.