The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 1943
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
5:35 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 249
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 176.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.04° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.83° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.