The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 4, 1992
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
6:54 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 856
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 164.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -1.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.08° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.58° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 178.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.