The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 4, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
4:34 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 399
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 29.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 1.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.31° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.84° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.