The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 2177
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
11:15 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3144
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 | 49.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 98.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.47° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.45° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.