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The Moon on Saturday, March 2, 1991: Waning Gibbous, 96% lit

Waning · 96.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°

Moon age

15.8days

Moon phase on March 2, 1991Waning Gibbous

Saturday 2 March 1991382,292 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 2, 1991, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
382,292 km237,545 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (3°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 2, 1991 is on Thursday, February 28, 1991 at 18:25 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 16, 1991 at 08:11 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Thursday, February 28, 199118:25
Last Quarter (after)Friday, March 8, 199110:32

The Moon around March 2

More about this date

Saturday, March 2, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 14, 1991 to the new moon of March 16, 1991, a cycle of 29.61 days.