The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 4, 2147
Waxing Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
9:31 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2773
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.77° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.74° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.