The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 4, 2180
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
1:28 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3181
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 68.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.99° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.37° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.