Waxing · 54.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
First Quarter at
02:03UTC
Moon phase on March 3, 2001First Quarter
On Saturday, March 3, 2001, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.7% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
375,205 km233,142 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 2001 is on Friday, March 9, 2001 at 17:23 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 23, 2001 at 08:21 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, February 23, 2001 | 08:21 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, March 3, 2001 | 02:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 9, 2001 | 17:23 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Saturday, March 3, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 23, 2001 to the new moon of March 25, 2001, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.