The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 1954
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 391
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 Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.35° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.33° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.