Waning · 98.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
15.2days
Moon phase on March 3, 1999Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 3, 1999, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
394,352 km245,039 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 1999 is on Tuesday, March 2, 1999 at 06:59 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 17, 1999 at 18:48 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 2, 1999 | 06:59 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 10, 1999 | 08:40 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Wednesday, March 3, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1999 to the new moon of March 17, 1999, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.