The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 4, 2009
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
2:07 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1066
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 61.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.30° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.07° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.