Waxing · 83.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on March 3, 1985Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, March 3, 1985, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.2% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
377,361 km234,481 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (25°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 1985 is on Thursday, March 7, 1985 at 02:13 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 19, 1985 at 18:43 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 27, 1985 | 23:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 7, 1985 | 02:13 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Sunday, March 3, 1985 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 19, 1985 to the new moon of March 21, 1985, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1985, or the whole moon calendar 1985.
- The same date one year apart: 1984 · 1986.
- 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.