Waxing · 63.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 00°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on March 5, 2009Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 5, 2009, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 63.4% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
63.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
368,968 km229,266 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (1°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2009 is on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 02:38 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 01:35 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 4, 2009 | 07:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 11, 2009 | 02:38 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Thursday, March 5, 2009 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 2009 to the new moon of March 26, 2009, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2009, or the whole moon calendar 2009.
- The same date one year apart: 2008 · 2010.
- 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.