The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 1921
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
2:02 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -23
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 225.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.77° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.55° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.