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The Moon on Monday, March 1, 1982: Waxing Crescent, 34% lit

Waxing · 34.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on March 1, 1982Waxing Crescent

Monday 1 March 1982371,624 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, March 1, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.1% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

34.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
371,624 km230,916 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (22°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 1, 1982 is on Tuesday, March 9, 1982 at 20:45 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 23, 1982 at 21:13 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 23, 198221:13
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, March 2, 198222:15

The Moon around March 1

More about this date

Monday, March 1, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 23, 1982 to the new moon of March 25, 1982, a cycle of 29.54 days.