The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 5, 1983
Last Quarter
46.8% 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
2:11 AM
11:33 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 745
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 Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.12° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.93° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.