The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 6, 1954
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
9:55 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 385
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / 3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.63° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.49° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.