Waning · 28.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
24.5days
Moon phase on March 5, 1986Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 5, 1986, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.3% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.3%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
373,604 km232,147 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1986 is on Monday, February 24, 1986 at 15:02 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 10, 1986 at 14:52 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, March 3, 1986 | 12:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, March 10, 1986 | 14:52 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Wednesday, March 5, 1986 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 9, 1986 to the new moon of March 10, 1986, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1986, or the whole moon calendar 1986.
- The same date one year apart: 1985 · 1987.
- 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.