The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 10, 1953
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
9:00 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 377
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 1.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 128.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.95° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.91° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.