Waning · 56.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 07°
Moon age
21.2days
Moon phase on March 5, 2002Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 5, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.1% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
380,205 km236,248 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2002 is on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 09:17 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 02:03 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, February 27, 2002 | 09:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 6, 2002 | 01:25 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Tuesday, March 5, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 12, 2002 to the new moon of March 14, 2002, a cycle of 29.77 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2002, or the whole moon calendar 2002.
- The same date one year apart: 2001 · 2003.
- 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.