The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
1:00 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3078
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.97° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.22° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.