The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 10, 1953
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
8:33 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 376
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 148.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 25.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.43° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.23° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.