The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2032

Last Quarter

54.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
54.1%
Age
22.4 days
Distance
378,600 km
Apparent size
31.6′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
1350

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun265.41°
Phase angle85.26°
Illuminated fraction54.13%
Altitude / azimuth-9.9° / 252.5°
Right ascension / declination16h 35m / -19.51°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude250.09° / 2.47°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.54° / -2.43°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-92.11° / 1.29°
Position angle of the axis9.9°
Position angle of the bright limb98.4°
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.

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