The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 1983
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
9:58 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 742
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.23° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.04° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.