Waning · 17.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°
Moon age
25.9days
Moon phase on March 5, 1997Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 5, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.9% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
364,937 km226,761 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (25°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1997 is on Saturday, February 22, 1997 at 10:27 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 9, 1997 at 01:15 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 2, 1997 | 09:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, March 9, 1997 | 01:15 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Wednesday, March 5, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 1997 to the new moon of March 9, 1997, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1997, or the whole moon calendar 1997.
- The same date one year apart: 1996 · 1998.
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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.