The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 22, 2055
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
7:30 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1639
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 179.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.24° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.86° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.