The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 2196
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
11:22 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3379
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 | 51.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.71° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.65° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| 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.