The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 2168
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
1:33 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3032
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 | 301.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 225.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.13° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.30° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.