Waxing · 30.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 07°
Moon age
5.2days
Moon phase on March 21, 1991Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, March 21, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.6% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
30.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
370,020 km229,920 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (7°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 1991 is on Saturday, March 30, 1991 at 07:18 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 16, 1991 at 08:11 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, March 16, 1991 | 08:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 23, 1991 | 06:03 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Thursday, March 21, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 1991 to the new moon of April 14, 1991, a cycle of 29.48 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.