The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 4, 2142
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
12:53 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2711
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 83.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.02° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.99° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.