The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 7, 1953
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
9:56 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 373
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -25.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.09° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.57° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.