Waning · 91.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°
Moon age
16.8days
Moon phase on March 31, 1983Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 31, 1983, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.2% of its visible face lit, 16.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
91.2%Illumination at noon UTC
16.8 dMoon age
383,161 km238,085 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 1983 is on Monday, March 28, 1983 at 19:27 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 13, 1983 at 07:58 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 28, 1983 | 19:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 5, 1983 | 08:39 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Thursday, March 31, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 14, 1983 to the new moon of April 13, 1983, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
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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.