The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 7, 1953
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
5:38 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 382
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 166.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.82° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.26° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.