The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 7, 1983
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
8:08 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 752
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -7.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.94° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.32° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| 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.