The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 4, 2188
Waxing Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3280
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.30° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.00° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.