The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 6, 2168
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
10:47 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3041
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.33° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.10° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.