The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 4, 2179
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:09 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3168
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 | 318.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.64° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.57° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.