The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 16, 1949
Last Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 329
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.19° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.22° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.