The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 7, 1983
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
7:52 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 754
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -24.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.06° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.14° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.