The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 4, 2176
Waning Crescent
40.9% 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
2:43 AM
11:33 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.45° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.65° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.