The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 1953
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
9:36 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 374
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -26.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.98° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.92° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.