The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 4, 1954
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
8:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 387
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 132.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 16.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.46° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.48° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.