The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 27, 2055
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
11:15 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1640
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,900 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.69° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.89° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.