The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 1983
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
8:39 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 752
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.98° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.10° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.