The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
2:25 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1642
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 60.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.40° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.25° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.