The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 1955
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
12:07 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 396
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / 8.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.65° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.54° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.