The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 15, 1953
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
9:56 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 375
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 113.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.90° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.94° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.