Moon

Wednesday, November 6, 1861

Waxing Crescent


The lunar phase on Wednesday, November 6, 1861 was a Waxing Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 26% illuminated, 5.1 days old, and 17% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to grow. The moon begins to rise slightly later than the sun with each passing night.

Date:November 6, 1861
Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
Illumination:26%
Age:5.1 Days
Longitude:286.5°
Moon Sign:Capricorn


The next Full Moon was on Sunday, November 17, 1861 (Beaver Moon), and the next New Moon was on Sunday, December 1, 1861.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of November 1861.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Crescent title=
  • 2New Moon title=
  • 3Waxing Crescent title=
  • 4Waxing Crescent title=
  • 5Waxing Crescent title=
  • 6Waxing Crescent title=
  • 7Waxing Crescent title=
  • 8First Quarter title=
  • 9First Quarter title=
  • 10Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 11Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 12Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 13Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 14Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 15Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 16Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 17Full Moon title=
  • 18Waning Gibbous title=
  • 19Waning Gibbous title=
  • 20Waning Gibbous title=
  • 21Waning Gibbous title=
  • 22Waning Gibbous title=
  • 23Waning Gibbous title=
  • 24Last Quarter title=
  • 25Last Quarter title=
  • 26Waning Crescent title=
  • 27Waning Crescent title=
  • 28Waning Crescent title=
  • 29Waning Crescent title=
  • 30Waning Crescent title=

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