The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
6:09 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1004
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 | 152.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 14.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.77° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.48° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.4° |
| 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.