Waxing · 49.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
First Quarter at
12:34UTC
Moon phase on September 3, 2003First Quarter
On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.8% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
370,539 km230,242 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (10°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 2003 is on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at 16:36 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 17:26 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 27, 2003 | 17:26 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, September 3, 2003 | 12:34 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, September 10, 2003 | 16:36 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Wednesday, September 3, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 27, 2003 to the new moon of September 26, 2003, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.