The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 4, 2028
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
2:03 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1301
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 | 94.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 62.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 26.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.75° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.27° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.