The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 4, 2170
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
8:20 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3057
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 311.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 44m / 0.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.13° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.