The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 21, 1983
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
9:30 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 754
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.04° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.96° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.