The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
5:04 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1639
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.2° / 339.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.17° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.39° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.