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The Moon on Saturday, March 3, 1990: Waxing Crescent, 43% lit

Waxing · 43.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°

Moon age

6.1days

Moon phase on March 3, 1990Waxing Crescent

Saturday 3 March 1990370,375 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 3, 1990, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 43.5% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

43.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
370,375 km230,140 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 3, 1990 is on Sunday, March 11, 1990 at 10:59 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 25, 1990 at 08:55 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, February 25, 199008:55
First Quarter (after)Sunday, March 4, 199002:05

The Moon around March 3

More about this date

Saturday, March 3, 1990 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 1990 to the new moon of March 26, 1990, a cycle of 29.45 days.