The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 10, 1954
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
1:36 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 385
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 Feb 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 65.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 23.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.02° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.78° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.