The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 1983
Waning Crescent
37.1% 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
12:37 AM
3:58 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 750
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.69° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.34° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.