The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2173
Waning Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
9:10 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3094
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 | 238.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.55° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.60° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.