The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 7, 1983
Waning Crescent
28.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
1:25 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 745
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.77° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.33° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.