The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 29, 1955
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
2:39 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 400
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 Apr 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.61° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.21° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.32° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| 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.