The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 24, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
12:03 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 405
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.40° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.51° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.