The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 21, 1955
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
10:09 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 109.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 8.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.60° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.31° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.