The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 6, 1953
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
5:14 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 377
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 250.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.95° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.92° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.