The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2117
Waxing Crescent
1.3% 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
7:41 AM
7:43 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2402
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 147.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / -2.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.21° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.85° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.