The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 5, 1953
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
4:51 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 380
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 209.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 1.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.95° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.67° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.