The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2055
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
6:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1639
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 212.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.77° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.61° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.