The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 4, 2047
First Quarter
47.7% 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
10:42 AM
1:29 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1536
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 | 87.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.29° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.64° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.