This page presents a table of key Moon events — apogees, perigees, and new and full Moons — drawn from our database. We have one table per year for 500 years, from 1800 to 2299. You can see overview statistics from this data on the Eclipse Statistics page.

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Hover the mouse over an event to see data about the Moon during that event. The graphical icons show when eclipses occur. Note that all dates and times are in UT.

Moon Data, 1954

Event Sun Distance Sun Size Moon Dist. Moon Size Moon Mag
Geo Zenith
5 Jan, 1954
02:21:17 UT
New Moon		 147,104,506 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 379,993 km
(-0.7%)		 0.524°
(+0.4%)		 0.533°
(+0.4%)		 -13.01
(+4.0%)
Annular Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.527° (-0.7%)
10 Jan, 1954
09:35:11 UT
Perigee		 147,120,841 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 369,759 km
(-3.4%)		 0.538°
(+3.2%)		 0.548°
(+3.3%)		 -13.07
(+9.8%)
 
19 Jan, 1954
02:36:48 UT
Full Moon		 147,192,282 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 387,076 km
(+1.2%)		 0.514°
(-1.4%)		 0.523°
(-1.4%)		 -12.97
(+0.1%)
Total Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.523° (-1.5%)
25 Jan, 1954
12:20:46 UT
Apogee		 147,288,292 km
(-1.6%)		 0.541°
(+1.6%)		 404,655 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.500°
(-5.8%)		 -12.87
(-8.5%)
 
3 Feb, 1954
15:55:20 UT
New Moon		 147,476,316 km
(-1.4%)		 0.541°
(+1.4%)		 369,093 km
(-3.5%)		 0.539°
(+3.4%)		 0.549°
(+3.4%)		 -13.07
(+9.7%)
 
6 Feb, 1954
06:07:09 UT
Perigee		 147,537,083 km
(-1.4%)		 0.541°
(+1.4%)		 364,605 km
(-4.7%)		 0.546°
(+4.7%)		 0.555°
(+4.7%)		 -13.10
(+12.3%)
 
17 Feb, 1954
19:17:19 UT
Full Moon		 147,851,969 km
(-1.2%)		 0.539°
(+1.2%)		 397,557 km
(+3.9%)		 0.501°
(-4.0%)		 0.509°
(-4.1%)		 -12.90
(-5.9%)
 
22 Feb, 1954
06:48:48 UT
Apogee		 147,998,528 km
(-1.1%)		 0.539°
(+1.1%)		 405,462 km
(+6.0%)		 0.491°
(-5.9%)		 0.499°
(-6.0%)		 -12.86
(-9.7%)
 
5 Mar, 1954
03:11:15 UT
New Moon		 148,394,430 km
(-0.8%)		 0.537°
(+0.8%)		 361,024 km
(-5.7%)		 0.551°
(+5.7%)		 0.561°
(+5.8%)		 -13.10
(+13.2%)
 
6 Mar, 1954
09:35:22 UT
Perigee		 148,442,548 km
(-0.8%)		 0.537°
(+0.8%)		 359,597 km
(-6.0%)		 0.554°
(+6.1%)		 0.563°
(+6.2%)		 -13.11
(+14.1%)
 
19 Mar, 1954
12:42:27 UT
Full Moon		 148,961,855 km
(-0.4%)		 0.535°
(+0.4%)		 404,505 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.85
(-10.5%)
 
21 Mar, 1954
17:57:46 UT
Apogee		 149,055,331 km
(-0.4%)		 0.535°
(+0.4%)		 406,216 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.2%)		 -12.84
(-11.3%)
 
3 Apr, 1954
12:25:01 UT
New Moon		 149,609,428 km
(-0.0%)		 0.533°
(-0.0%)		 357,169 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.11
(+13.8%)
 
3 Apr, 1954
19:53:54 UT
Perigee		 149,622,802 km
(+0.0%)		 0.533°
(-0.0%)		 357,073 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.9%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.11
(+13.9%)
 
17 Apr, 1954
19:50:50 UT
Apogee		 150,207,157 km
(+0.4%)		 0.531°
(-0.4%)		 406,471 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.82
(-12.8%)
 
18 Apr, 1954
05:48:30 UT
Full Moon		 150,224,331 km
(+0.4%)		 0.531°
(-0.4%)		 406,414 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.82
(-12.8%)
 
2 May, 1954
06:33:41 UT
Perigee		 150,789,331 km
(+0.8%)		 0.529°
(-0.8%)		 357,619 km
(-6.5%)		 0.557°
(+6.7%)		 0.567°
(+6.8%)		 -13.09
(+11.8%)
 
2 May, 1954
20:22:20 UT
New Moon		 150,810,884 km
(+0.8%)		 0.529°
(-0.8%)		 357,940 km
(-6.5%)		 0.556°
(+6.6%)		 0.566°
(+6.7%)		 -13.09
(+11.5%)
 
15 May, 1954
01:23:47 UT
Apogee		 151,227,467 km
(+1.1%)		 0.527°
(-1.1%)		 406,081 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.81
(-13.8%)
 
17 May, 1954
21:47:01 UT
Full Moon		 151,316,308 km
(+1.1%)		 0.527°
(-1.1%)		 403,087 km
(+5.3%)		 0.494°
(-5.3%)		 0.502°
(-5.4%)		 -12.82
(-12.6%)
 
30 May, 1954
13:35:08 UT
Perigee		 151,671,000 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 360,872 km
(-5.7%)		 0.552°
(+5.7%)		 0.561°
(+5.8%)		 -13.06
(+8.5%)
 
1 Jun, 1954
04:02:58 UT
New Moon		 151,708,566 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 362,991 km
(-5.1%)		 0.548°
(+5.1%)		 0.558°
(+5.2%)		 -13.04
(+7.2%)
 
11 Jun, 1954
15:05:21 UT
Apogee		 151,904,856 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 405,167 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.80
(-14.2%)
 
16 Jun, 1954
12:05:48 UT
Full Moon		 151,973,274 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 395,481 km
(+3.4%)		 0.503°
(-3.5%)		 0.511°
(-3.6%)		 -12.85
(-10.0%)
 
27 Jun, 1954
10:19:02 UT
Perigee		 152,079,757 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 365,713 km
(-4.4%)		 0.544°
(+4.3%)		 0.554°
(+4.4%)		 -13.02
(+5.1%)
 
30 Jun, 1954
12:25:46 UT
New Moon		 152,093,475 km
(+1.7%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 371,416 km
(-2.9%)		 0.536°
(+2.7%)		 0.545°
(+2.8%)		 -12.99
(+1.8%)
Total Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.543° (+2.3%)
9 Jul, 1954
08:27:10 UT
Apogee		 152,086,212 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 404,359 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.80
(-14.1%)
 
16 Jul, 1954
00:29:07 UT
Full Moon		 152,044,734 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 385,296 km
(+0.7%)		 0.517°
(-1.0%)		 0.525°
(-1.0%)		 -12.91
(-5.3%)
Partial Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.525° (-1.1%)
23 Jul, 1954
18:29:14 UT
Perigee		 151,966,939 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 369,573 km
(-3.4%)		 0.539°
(+3.3%)		 0.548°
(+3.3%)		 -13.00
(+3.0%)
 
29 Jul, 1954
22:19:45 UT
New Moon		 151,875,452 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 381,839 km
(-0.2%)		 0.521°
(-0.1%)		 0.530°
(-0.1%)		 -12.93
(-3.4%)
 
6 Aug, 1954
03:04:02 UT
Apogee		 151,728,719 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.4%)		 404,269 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.81
(-13.6%)
 
14 Aug, 1954
11:03:08 UT
Full Moon		 151,518,766 km
(+1.3%)		 0.526°
(-1.3%)		 374,532 km
(-2.1%)		 0.531°
(+1.9%)		 0.541°
(+1.9%)		 -12.98
(+0.9%)
 
18 Aug, 1954
05:28:45 UT
Perigee		 151,414,808 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 367,256 km
(-4.0%)		 0.542°
(+3.9%)		 0.551°
(+4.0%)		 -13.02
(+5.1%)
 
28 Aug, 1954
10:20:54 UT
New Moon		 151,099,959 km
(+1.0%)		 0.528°
(-1.0%)		 392,465 km
(+2.6%)		 0.507°
(-2.8%)		 0.515°
(-2.8%)		 -12.88
(-7.6%)
 
2 Sep, 1954
21:37:34 UT
Apogee		 150,905,076 km
(+0.9%)		 0.529°
(-0.9%)		 404,992 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.82
(-13.0%)
 
12 Sep, 1954
20:19:30 UT
Full Moon		 150,519,903 km
(+0.6%)		 0.530°
(-0.6%)		 365,125 km
(-4.6%)		 0.545°
(+4.5%)		 0.555°
(+4.6%)		 -13.05
(+7.6%)
 
14 Sep, 1954
19:53:24 UT
Perigee		 150,441,319 km
(+0.5%)		 0.530°
(-0.6%)		 362,119 km
(-5.4%)		 0.550°
(+5.4%)		 0.559°
(+5.5%)		 -13.07
(+9.5%)
 
27 Sep, 1954
00:50:19 UT
New Moon		 149,944,051 km
(+0.2%)		 0.532°
(-0.2%)		 401,228 km
(+4.9%)		 0.496°
(-4.9%)		 0.504°
(-5.0%)		 -12.85
(-10.2%)
 
30 Sep, 1954
13:54:51 UT
Apogee		 149,791,871 km
(+0.1%)		 0.532°
(-0.1%)		 406,013 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.83
(-12.1%)
 
12 Oct, 1954
05:09:43 UT
Full Moon		 149,284,596 km
(-0.2%)		 0.534°
(+0.2%)		 358,726 km
(-6.3%)		 0.555°
(+6.4%)		 0.565°
(+6.5%)		 -13.11
(+13.3%)
 
13 Oct, 1954
01:43:10 UT
Perigee		 149,248,118 km
(-0.2%)		 0.534°
(+0.2%)		 358,023 km
(-6.4%)		 0.556°
(+6.6%)		 0.566°
(+6.7%)		 -13.11
(+13.8%)
 
26 Oct, 1954
17:46:55 UT
New Moon		 148,687,841 km
(-0.6%)		 0.536°
(+0.6%)		 406,118 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.84
(-10.9%)
 
27 Oct, 1954
22:47:06 UT
Apogee		 148,639,253 km
(-0.7%)		 0.537°
(+0.6%)		 406,603 km
(+6.3%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.84
(-11.0%)
 
10 Nov, 1954
13:19:53 UT
Perigee		 148,117,367 km
(-1.0%)		 0.538°
(+1.0%)		 356,565 km
(-6.8%)		 0.558°
(+7.0%)		 0.568°
(+7.1%)		 -13.14
(+16.5%)
 
10 Nov, 1954
14:29:07 UT
Full Moon		 148,115,680 km
(-1.0%)		 0.538°
(+1.0%)		 356,567 km
(-6.8%)		 0.558°
(+7.0%)		 0.568°
(+7.1%)		 -13.14
(+16.5%)
 
23 Nov, 1954
23:30:01 UT
Apogee		 147,699,017 km
(-1.3%)		 0.540°
(+1.3%)		 406,523 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.86
(-9.8%)
 
25 Nov, 1954
12:30:31 UT
New Moon		 147,656,280 km
(-1.3%)		 0.540°
(+1.3%)		 405,732 km
(+6.0%)		 0.491°
(-5.9%)		 0.498°
(-6.0%)		 -12.86
(-9.4%)
 
9 Dec, 1954
01:38:30 UT
Perigee		 147,333,018 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 358,369 km
(-6.3%)		 0.555°
(+6.5%)		 0.565°
(+6.6%)		 -13.14
(+16.6%)
 
10 Dec, 1954
00:56:42 UT
Full Moon		 147,315,013 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.6%)		 359,257 km
(-6.1%)		 0.554°
(+6.2%)		 0.564°
(+6.3%)		 -13.13
(+16.0%)
 
21 Dec, 1954
08:51:27 UT
Apogee		 147,163,835 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 405,854 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.87
(-8.9%)
 
25 Dec, 1954
07:33:16 UT
New Moon		 147,131,872 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 399,933 km
(+4.5%)		 0.498°
(-4.6%)		 0.506°
(-4.7%)		 -12.90
(-6.1%)
Annular Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.505° (-4.8%)

Key to Fields

Full Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly opposite the Earth from the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely illuminated at this point. In practice, the Moon will appear full for a day or so on either side of this moment.
New Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly between the Earth and the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely dark at this point, but in any case it is too close to the Sun to be seen. In practice, the Moon will be invisible for a day or so on either side of this moment.
Perigee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is closest to the Earth.
Apogee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is farthest from the Earth.
Sun/Moon Distance
The distance from the centre of the Earth to the Sun/Moon, in km. The percentage figure represents how this distance compares to the average.
Sun Size
The angular diameter of the Sun, in degrees. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Sun compared to the average.
Moon Size — Geo
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from the centre of the Earth ("geocentric"). This is essentially the same size that you would see if the Moon was on the horizon, for example at the start or end of a solar eclipse. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average geocentric diameter.
Moon Size — Zenith
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from directly beneath it; that is, when it is directly overhead. This is larger than the geocentric size, as you are closer to the Moon by half the diameter of the Earth. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average zenith diameter.
Moon Magnitude
The magnitude of the Moon. Magnitude is a measure of an object's brightness, used by astronomers. It uses a logarithmic scale, and counts backwards — smaller numbers, even down to negative numbers, indicate brighter objects. So, an object of magnitude -13 is 2.5 times brighter than an object of magnitude -12. Magnitudes shown here do not take account of the phase of the Moon; they represent what you would see if the Moon was full. The percentage figure represents the actual brightness of the Moon compared to its average brightness.
Eclipse
If an eclipse occurs in conjunction with the given Moon event, it is displayed below the data row. Click on the eclipse name to go to the Eclipse's page. The angular diameter of the Moon at the place and time of maximum eclipse will also be shown here. This can be quite different to the Moon at the moment of New or Full Moon, as the place and time of maximum eclipse do not exactly match the place and time where the full Moon is exactly overhead. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average maximum eclipse Moon diameter.