Waxing · 28.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
4.8days
Moon phase on March 3, 1979Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, March 3, 1979, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.3% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
381,432 km237,011 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 1979 is on Tuesday, March 13, 1979 at 21:14 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 26, 1979 at 16:45 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, February 26, 1979 | 16:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, March 5, 1979 | 16:23 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Saturday, March 3, 1979 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 1979 to the new moon of March 28, 1979, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1979, or the whole moon calendar 1979.
- The same date one year apart: 1978 · 1980.
- 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.