The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
6:15 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 404
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.1° / 335.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -7.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.34° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.