The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 4, 1951
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
2:53 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 348
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 | 319.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.84° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.65° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.