Waxing · 98.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Moon age
12.8days
Moon phase on March 20, 2008Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 20, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.3% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
390,380 km242,571 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (15°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 20, 2008 is on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 18:40 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 17:14 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, March 14, 2008 | 10:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 21, 2008 | 18:40 |
The Moon around March 20
More about this date
Thursday, March 20, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
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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.