The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 4, 2052
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
10:37 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1598
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 10.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.36° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.23° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.