The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 4, 2079
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
7:52 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1932
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 | 14.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 145.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / -3.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.82° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.29° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.