The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 2044
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1499
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 | 61.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.16° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.56° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.