The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 7, 1953
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
7:25 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 379
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 154.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 6.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.55° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.66° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.