The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 4, 1946
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
7:38 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 287
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / -6.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.18° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.53° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.