The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 6, 2181
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
5:18 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3201
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Nov 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 180.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.85° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.44° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.