The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 1999
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
7:55 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 942
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 323.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / 3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.18° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.76° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.