The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 2157
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
10:58 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2896
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 241.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.72° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.22° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.84° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.