The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 6, 1954
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
7:20 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 384
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 147.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.24° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.49° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.