The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 4, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
4:51 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1808
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 29.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.10° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.87° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.