The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
7:26 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1276
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 | 194.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 324.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -1.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.96° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.11° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.