The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 4, 2133
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
4:08 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2599
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 193.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.87° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.80° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.