The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 4, 1933
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
2:06 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 126
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.69° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.10° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.