The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 4, 1962
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
4:30 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 484
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 1.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 194.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.15° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.13° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| 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.