The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 1953
Waning Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
6:00 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 375
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 204.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.30° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.51° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.