The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 25, 2055
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
10:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1642
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.19° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.22° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.