The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 1902
Waning Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:16 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -258
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.05° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.73° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.