Waxing · 28.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
Moon age
4.8days
Moon phase on March 12, 2008Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.4% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.4%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
367,542 km228,380 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 2008 is on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 18:40 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 17:14 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, March 7, 2008 | 17:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 14, 2008 | 10:46 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 7, 2008 to the new moon of April 6, 2008, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
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