Waning · 88.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°
Moon age
18.1days
Moon phase on March 5, 1980Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 5, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.7% of its visible face lit, 18.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.1 dMoon age
404,635 km251,429 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1980 is on Saturday, March 1, 1980 at 21:00 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 16, 1980 at 18:56 UTC, 11 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 5
More about this date
Wednesday, March 5, 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.
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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.