Waning · 98.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on March 5, 1931Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 5, 1931, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
357,746 km222,293 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1931 is on Wednesday, March 4, 1931 at 10:36 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 19, 1931 at 07:51 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 4, 1931 | 10:36 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 11, 1931 | 05:15 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Thursday, March 5, 1931 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 1931 to the new moon of March 19, 1931, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1931, or the whole moon calendar 1931.
- The same date one year apart: 1930 · 1932.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.