The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 2087
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
6:29 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2030
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 172.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.48° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.95° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.