Waning · 5.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on March 5, 2008Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.9% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.9%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
382,266 km237,529 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2008 is on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 03:31 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 17:14 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, February 29, 2008 | 02:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 7, 2008 | 17:14 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 2008 to the new moon of March 7, 2008, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
- 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.