The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 17, 1999
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
6:44 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- 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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 165.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -4.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.64° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.70° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.