The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2027
Waning Crescent
12.4% 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
5:12 AM
2:55 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1288
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.71° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / 2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.68° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.