The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 4, 1970
Waning Crescent
13.1% 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
5:15 AM
2:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 583
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 | 317.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.50° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.46° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.