The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 6, 2176
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
9:03 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3140
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 | 56.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.07° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.73° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.