The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 1976
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
10:12 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 658
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.95° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.24° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.