The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 4, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 PM
6:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3255
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 | 168.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.8° / 358.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.86° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.54° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.