The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 29, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
5:04 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 405
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 10.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -3.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.66° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.