The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2060
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
9:10 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1697
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 | 28.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.55° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.88° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.