The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
8:05 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 992
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / -3.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.78° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.29° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.