The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2128
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
10:06 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2538
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 6.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.46° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.36° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.