Waxing · 96.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on March 5, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 5, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.3% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
368,142 km228,753 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1947 is on Friday, March 7, 1947 at 03:15 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 21, 1947 at 02:00 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 28, 1947 | 09:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 7, 1947 | 03:15 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Wednesday, March 5, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 1947 to the new moon of March 22, 1947, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.