Waxing · 47.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°
First Quarter at
19:19UTC
Moon phase on March 17, 2005First Quarter
On Thursday, March 17, 2005, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.2% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
401,041 km249,195 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 2005 is on Friday, March 25, 2005 at 20:59 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 09:10 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 10, 2005 | 09:10 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 17, 2005 | 19:19 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 25, 2005 | 20:59 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Thursday, March 17, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 10, 2005 to the new moon of April 8, 2005, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
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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.