Waning · 1.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on March 3, 2011Waning Crescent
On Thursday, March 3, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
403,975 km251,018 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (28°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 2011 is on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 08:36 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 20:46 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, February 24, 2011 | 23:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 4, 2011 | 20:46 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Thursday, March 3, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 3, 2011 to the new moon of March 4, 2011, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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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.