Waxing · 5.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 11°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on March 5, 2003Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
403,127 km250,491 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (11°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2003 is on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at 10:35 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 3, 2003 at 02:35 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 3, 2003 | 02:35 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 11, 2003 | 07:15 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Wednesday, March 5, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 3, 2003 to the new moon of April 1, 2003, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.