The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 2053
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
6:50 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:14 AM, is deepest at 12:20 PM and ends at 2:26 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 345.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 5.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.50° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.