The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 5, 1983
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
7:09 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 751
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / 4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.81° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.24° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.