The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 2, 1999
New Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
7:23 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 942
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 338.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 7.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.57° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.