The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2038
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
5:17 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 345.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 181.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.17° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.17° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.