The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 28, 1983
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
1:38 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 754
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -8.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.88° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.98° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.