The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 4, 2093
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
12:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2105
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.12° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.66° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.