Waning · 99.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 18°
Moon age
15.1days
Moon phase on March 2, 1980Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, March 2, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
405,925 km252,230 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (19°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 2, 1980 is on Saturday, March 1, 1980 at 21:00 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 16, 1980 at 18:56 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, March 1, 1980 | 21:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 9, 1980 | 23:49 |
The Moon around March 2
More about this date
Sunday, March 2, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1980 to the new moon of March 16, 1980, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- 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.