This page presents a table of key Moon events — apogees, perigees, and new and full Moons — drawn from our database. We have one table per year for 500 years, from 1800 to 2299. You can see overview statistics from this data on the Eclipse Statistics page.

You can pick the century, decade and year to display from the menu above. You can also switch to Calendar View to see a year calendar with the the Moon events shown in place.

Hover the mouse over an event to see data about the Moon during that event. The graphical icons show when eclipses occur. Note that all dates and times are in UT.

Moon Data, 1953

Event Sun Distance Sun Size Moon Dist. Moon Size Moon Mag
Geo Zenith
4 Jan, 1953
22:35:44 UT
Apogee		 147,094,482 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 405,311 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.87
(-8.6%)
 
15 Jan, 1953
14:08:14 UT
New Moon		 147,163,001 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 361,662 km
(-5.5%)		 0.550°
(+5.5%)		 0.560°
(+5.6%)		 -13.12
(+14.7%)
 
16 Jan, 1953
23:01:02 UT
Perigee		 147,176,824 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 360,016 km
(-5.9%)		 0.553°
(+6.0%)		 0.563°
(+6.1%)		 -13.13
(+15.8%)
 
29 Jan, 1953
23:44:09 UT
Full Moon		 147,369,494 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 403,946 km
(+5.6%)		 0.493°
(-5.5%)		 0.501°
(-5.6%)		 -12.88
(-8.3%)
Total Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.501° (-5.7%)
1 Feb, 1953
11:46:51 UT
Apogee		 147,422,251 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 406,098 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.86
(-9.3%)
 
14 Feb, 1953
01:10:09 UT
New Moon		 147,752,844 km
(-1.2%)		 0.540°
(+1.3%)		 357,250 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.14
(+16.7%)
Partial Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.557° (+5.0%)
14 Feb, 1953
10:11:38 UT
Perigee		 147,763,899 km
(-1.2%)		 0.540°
(+1.2%)		 357,109 km
(-6.7%)		 0.557°
(+6.9%)		 0.567°
(+7.0%)		 -13.14
(+16.7%)
 
28 Feb, 1953
13:33:53 UT
Apogee		 148,222,998 km
(-0.9%)		 0.538°
(+0.9%)		 406,375 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.2%)		 -12.85
(-10.4%)
 
28 Feb, 1953
18:58:38 UT
Full Moon		 148,231,198 km
(-0.9%)		 0.538°
(+0.9%)		 406,359 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.498°
(-6.2%)		 -12.85
(-10.4%)
 
14 Mar, 1953
22:33:36 UT
Perigee		 148,790,314 km
(-0.6%)		 0.536°
(+0.5%)		 357,410 km
(-6.6%)		 0.557°
(+6.8%)		 0.567°
(+6.9%)		 -13.12
(+14.9%)
 
15 Mar, 1953
11:05:00 UT
New Moon		 148,811,724 km
(-0.5%)		 0.536°
(+0.5%)		 357,680 km
(-6.5%)		 0.557°
(+6.7%)		 0.566°
(+6.8%)		 -13.12
(+14.7%)
 
27 Mar, 1953
17:59:19 UT
Apogee		 149,320,274 km
(-0.2%)		 0.534°
(+0.2%)		 406,060 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.84
(-11.6%)
 
30 Mar, 1953
12:54:58 UT
Full Moon		 149,439,238 km
(-0.1%)		 0.534°
(+0.1%)		 403,270 km
(+5.4%)		 0.494°
(-5.4%)		 0.501°
(-5.5%)		 -12.85
(-10.5%)
 
12 Apr, 1953
07:09:41 UT
Perigee		 149,994,602 km
(+0.2%)		 0.532°
(-0.3%)		 360,651 km
(-5.7%)		 0.552°
(+5.8%)		 0.562°
(+5.9%)		 -13.08
(+11.1%)
 
13 Apr, 1953
20:08:56 UT
New Moon		 150,059,997 km
(+0.3%)		 0.531°
(-0.3%)		 362,648 km
(-5.2%)		 0.549°
(+5.2%)		 0.559°
(+5.3%)		 -13.07
(+9.7%)
 
24 Apr, 1953
08:14:42 UT
Apogee		 150,484,796 km
(+0.6%)		 0.530°
(-0.6%)		 405,176 km
(+5.9%)		 0.491°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.82
(-12.6%)
 
29 Apr, 1953
04:20:30 UT
Full Moon		 150,672,580 km
(+0.7%)		 0.529°
(-0.7%)		 395,714 km
(+3.4%)		 0.503°
(-3.6%)		 0.511°
(-3.6%)		 -12.87
(-8.6%)
 
10 May, 1953
04:48:53 UT
Perigee		 151,082,690 km
(+1.0%)		 0.528°
(-1.0%)		 365,618 km
(-4.5%)		 0.544°
(+4.4%)		 0.554°
(+4.4%)		 -13.04
(+6.5%)
 
13 May, 1953
05:05:41 UT
New Moon		 151,184,938 km
(+1.0%)		 0.528°
(-1.0%)		 371,099 km
(-3.0%)		 0.536°
(+2.8%)		 0.546°
(+2.9%)		 -13.00
(+3.3%)
 
22 May, 1953
02:19:43 UT
Apogee		 151,452,145 km
(+1.2%)		 0.527°
(-1.2%)		 404,335 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.81
(-13.3%)
 
28 May, 1953
17:02:59 UT
Full Moon		 151,624,453 km
(+1.3%)		 0.526°
(-1.3%)		 385,567 km
(+0.8%)		 0.516°
(-1.0%)		 0.525°
(-1.0%)		 -12.91
(-4.9%)
 
5 Jun, 1953
13:29:16 UT
Perigee		 151,805,167 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 369,589 km
(-3.4%)		 0.539°
(+3.3%)		 0.548°
(+3.3%)		 -13.00
(+3.2%)
 
11 Jun, 1953
14:54:46 UT
New Moon		 151,917,460 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 381,528 km
(-0.3%)		 0.522°
(+0.0%)		 0.530°
(+0.0%)		 -12.93
(-3.3%)
 
18 Jun, 1953
21:06:00 UT
Apogee		 152,011,220 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 404,194 km
(+5.6%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.81
(-13.9%)
 
27 Jun, 1953
03:29:21 UT
Full Moon		 152,073,162 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 374,898 km
(-2.0%)		 0.531°
(+1.8%)		 0.540°
(+1.8%)		 -12.97
(-0.0%)
 
1 Jul, 1953
00:14:08 UT
Perigee		 152,089,665 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 367,372 km
(-4.0%)		 0.542°
(+3.9%)		 0.551°
(+3.9%)		 -13.01
(+4.1%)
 
11 Jul, 1953
02:28:11 UT
New Moon		 152,085,601 km
(+1.6%)		 0.524°
(-1.6%)		 392,119 km
(+2.5%)		 0.508°
(-2.7%)		 0.516°
(-2.7%)		 -12.87
(-8.6%)
Partial Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.508° (-4.4%)
16 Jul, 1953
15:12:33 UT
Apogee		 152,046,009 km
(+1.6%)		 0.525°
(-1.6%)		 404,876 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.7%)		 0.499°
(-5.8%)		 -12.80
(-14.2%)
 
26 Jul, 1953
12:20:33 UT
Full Moon		 151,920,004 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 365,589 km
(-4.5%)		 0.544°
(+4.4%)		 0.554°
(+4.5%)		 -13.03
(+5.4%)
Total Lunar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.554° (+4.3%)
28 Jul, 1953
13:48:18 UT
Perigee		 151,887,308 km
(+1.5%)		 0.525°
(-1.5%)		 362,398 km
(-5.3%)		 0.549°
(+5.3%)		 0.559°
(+5.4%)		 -13.05
(+7.3%)
 
9 Aug, 1953
16:09:52 UT
New Moon		 151,645,856 km
(+1.4%)		 0.526°
(-1.3%)		 400,881 km
(+4.8%)		 0.497°
(-4.8%)		 0.504°
(-4.9%)		 -12.83
(-12.1%)
Partial Solar Eclipse Moon at max eclipse: 0.497° (-6.5%)
13 Aug, 1953
06:56:30 UT
Apogee		 151,552,647 km
(+1.3%)		 0.526°
(-1.3%)		 405,907 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.80
(-14.1%)
 
24 Aug, 1953
20:20:34 UT
Full Moon		 151,202,161 km
(+1.1%)		 0.527°
(-1.1%)		 359,172 km
(-6.1%)		 0.554°
(+6.2%)		 0.564°
(+6.4%)		 -13.07
(+10.2%)
 
25 Aug, 1953
18:23:21 UT
Perigee		 151,172,173 km
(+1.0%)		 0.528°
(-1.0%)		 358,382 km
(-6.3%)		 0.555°
(+6.5%)		 0.565°
(+6.6%)		 -13.08
(+10.7%)
 
8 Sep, 1953
07:47:30 UT
New Moon		 150,695,320 km
(+0.7%)		 0.529°
(-0.7%)		 405,943 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.82
(-13.1%)
 
9 Sep, 1953
16:25:28 UT
Apogee		 150,642,645 km
(+0.7%)		 0.529°
(-0.7%)		 406,576 km
(+6.3%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.81
(-13.4%)
 
23 Sep, 1953
04:15:34 UT
Full Moon		 150,085,588 km
(+0.3%)		 0.531°
(-0.3%)		 356,745 km
(-6.8%)		 0.558°
(+7.0%)		 0.568°
(+7.1%)		 -13.11
(+13.4%)
 
23 Sep, 1953
04:28:42 UT
Perigee		 150,085,205 km
(+0.3%)		 0.531°
(-0.3%)		 356,745 km
(-6.8%)		 0.558°
(+7.0%)		 0.568°
(+7.1%)		 -13.11
(+13.4%)
 
6 Oct, 1953
18:19:48 UT
Apogee		 149,514,237 km
(-0.1%)		 0.533°
(+0.1%)		 406,548 km
(+6.2%)		 0.490°
(-6.1%)		 0.497°
(-6.2%)		 -12.83
(-12.0%)
 
8 Oct, 1953
00:40:30 UT
New Moon		 149,459,989 km
(-0.1%)		 0.534°
(+0.1%)		 406,010 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.83
(-11.7%)
 
21 Oct, 1953
15:34:48 UT
Perigee		 148,873,335 km
(-0.5%)		 0.536°
(+0.5%)		 358,130 km
(-6.4%)		 0.556°
(+6.6%)		 0.566°
(+6.7%)		 -13.11
(+14.3%)
 
22 Oct, 1953
12:55:43 UT
Full Moon		 148,836,479 km
(-0.5%)		 0.536°
(+0.5%)		 358,881 km
(-6.2%)		 0.555°
(+6.3%)		 0.565°
(+6.4%)		 -13.11
(+13.9%)
 
3 Nov, 1953
01:56:47 UT
Apogee		 148,386,300 km
(-0.8%)		 0.537°
(+0.8%)		 405,916 km
(+6.1%)		 0.490°
(-6.0%)		 0.498°
(-6.1%)		 -12.85
(-10.4%)
 
6 Nov, 1953
17:57:40 UT
New Moon		 148,250,879 km
(-0.9%)		 0.538°
(+0.9%)		 400,832 km
(+4.8%)		 0.497°
(-4.8%)		 0.505°
(-4.9%)		 -12.88
(-8.0%)
 
18 Nov, 1953
22:54:30 UT
Perigee		 147,829,332 km
(-1.2%)		 0.540°
(+1.2%)		 362,370 km
(-5.3%)		 0.549°
(+5.3%)		 0.559°
(+5.4%)		 -13.10
(+13.3%)
 
20 Nov, 1953
23:12:07 UT
Full Moon		 147,767,833 km
(-1.2%)		 0.540°
(+1.2%)		 365,469 km
(-4.5%)		 0.545°
(+4.4%)		 0.554°
(+4.5%)		 -13.09
(+11.4%)
 
30 Nov, 1953
18:26:15 UT
Apogee		 147,510,507 km
(-1.4%)		 0.541°
(+1.4%)		 404,995 km
(+5.8%)		 0.492°
(-5.8%)		 0.499°
(-5.9%)		 -12.87
(-8.9%)
 
6 Dec, 1953
10:47:55 UT
New Moon		 147,387,451 km
(-1.5%)		 0.541°
(+1.5%)		 391,446 km
(+2.3%)		 0.509°
(-2.5%)		 0.517°
(-2.6%)		 -12.94
(-2.4%)
 
16 Dec, 1953
13:56:53 UT
Perigee		 147,210,476 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.6%)		 368,016 km
(-3.8%)		 0.541°
(+3.7%)		 0.550°
(+3.8%)		 -13.08
(+10.7%)
 
20 Dec, 1953
11:43:31 UT
Full Moon		 147,163,090 km
(-1.6%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 375,517 km
(-1.9%)		 0.530°
(+1.6%)		 0.539°
(+1.6%)		 -13.04
(+6.4%)
 
28 Dec, 1953
15:06:50 UT
Apogee		 147,109,542 km
(-1.7%)		 0.542°
(+1.7%)		 404,430 km
(+5.7%)		 0.492°
(-5.6%)		 0.500°
(-5.7%)		 -12.88
(-8.2%)
 

Key to Fields

Full Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly opposite the Earth from the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely illuminated at this point. In practice, the Moon will appear full for a day or so on either side of this moment.
New Moon
The moment in the Moon's orbit when it is exactly between the Earth and the Sun. From our perspective, the Moon appears completely dark at this point, but in any case it is too close to the Sun to be seen. In practice, the Moon will be invisible for a day or so on either side of this moment.
Perigee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is closest to the Earth.
Apogee
The moment in the Moon's elliptical orbit when it is farthest from the Earth.
Sun/Moon Distance
The distance from the centre of the Earth to the Sun/Moon, in km. The percentage figure represents how this distance compares to the average.
Sun Size
The angular diameter of the Sun, in degrees. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Sun compared to the average.
Moon Size — Geo
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from the centre of the Earth ("geocentric"). This is essentially the same size that you would see if the Moon was on the horizon, for example at the start or end of a solar eclipse. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average geocentric diameter.
Moon Size — Zenith
The angular diameter of the Moon, as it would be seen from directly beneath it; that is, when it is directly overhead. This is larger than the geocentric size, as you are closer to the Moon by half the diameter of the Earth. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average zenith diameter.
Moon Magnitude
The magnitude of the Moon. Magnitude is a measure of an object's brightness, used by astronomers. It uses a logarithmic scale, and counts backwards — smaller numbers, even down to negative numbers, indicate brighter objects. So, an object of magnitude -13 is 2.5 times brighter than an object of magnitude -12. Magnitudes shown here do not take account of the phase of the Moon; they represent what you would see if the Moon was full. The percentage figure represents the actual brightness of the Moon compared to its average brightness.
Eclipse
If an eclipse occurs in conjunction with the given Moon event, it is displayed below the data row. Click on the eclipse name to go to the Eclipse's page. The angular diameter of the Moon at the place and time of maximum eclipse will also be shown here. This can be quite different to the Moon at the moment of New or Full Moon, as the place and time of maximum eclipse do not exactly match the place and time where the full Moon is exactly overhead. The percentage figure represents the diameter of the Moon compared to the average maximum eclipse Moon diameter.