The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 30, 1955
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
1:34 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 399
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 Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.52° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / 1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.71° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| 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.