The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2055
Waxing Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
11:49 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1640
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / 2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.24° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.65° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.