The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 2127
Waning Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
10:47 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2525
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.82° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.59° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.