The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 14, 1955
Waning Gibbous
57.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
10:52 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 399
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.59° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.89° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.