The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 4, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
3:31 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 110.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 49.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.64° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.77° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.