The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 1982
Waxing Gibbous
69.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
3:10 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 732
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 | 113.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 51.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.18° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.25° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.