The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 4, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
5:52 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 769
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 | 147.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 19.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.44° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.85° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.26° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.