The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 2101
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
11:28 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2204
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 | 53.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 13m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.18° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.50° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.