Waning · 76.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Moon age
18.8days
Moon phase on March 5, 1991Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 5, 1991, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 76.8% of its visible face lit, 18.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
76.8%Illumination at noon UTC
18.8 dMoon age
396,513 km246,382 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1991 is on Thursday, February 28, 1991 at 18:25 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 16, 1991 at 08:11 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, February 28, 1991 | 18:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 8, 1991 | 10:32 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Tuesday, March 5, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
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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.