The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 31, 1983
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 750
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 Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.07° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.58° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.13° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| 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.