The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 4, 2152
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
4:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2834
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 185.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.34° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.62° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.