The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 6, 2179
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
12:42 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3177
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.61° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.34° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.