The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 10, 1954
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
2:07 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 387
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 Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 63.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.22° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.22° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.