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The Moon on Thursday, March 13, 2008: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 39.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°

Moon age

5.8days

Moon phase on March 13, 2008Waxing Crescent

Thursday 13 March 2008369,361 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, March 13, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.3% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
369,361 km229,510 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (11°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 13, 2008 is on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 18:40 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 17:14 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, March 7, 200817:14
First Quarter (after)Friday, March 14, 200810:46

The Moon around March 13

More about this date

Thursday, March 13, 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.