The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 4, 2131
Waxing Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2575
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 85.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.98° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.43° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.