The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 1, 1953
Waning Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
3:13 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 380
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 268.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.03° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.82° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.