The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
6:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2550
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 5.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.83° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.76° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.