The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 2098
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
8:07 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2167
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -0.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.21° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.46° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.