The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 1954
Waxing Crescent
14.8% 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
7:52 AM
11:27 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 387
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.43° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.04° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.