The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 1983
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
8:15 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 749
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.6° / 154.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.35° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.10° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.