The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 10, 1999
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
11:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 942
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.50° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.89° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.