The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 4, 2051
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
10:34 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1585
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 | 257.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 258.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.34° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.73° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.