The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 1955
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
11:08 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 398
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 Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.52° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.42° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.