The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 4, 2068
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
7:44 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1796
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 | 10.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 151.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / 2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.32° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.56° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.