The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 1994
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
11:16 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 880
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 248.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.95° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.51° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.