The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 1949
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
2:28 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 333
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 218.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.59° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.58° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.37° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.