The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 1955
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
7:04 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 404
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.1° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 1.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.55° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.53° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.