Waxing · 45.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
First Quarter at
23:45UTC
Moon phase on March 12, 2011First Quarter
On Saturday, March 12, 2011, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.1% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
390,345 km242,549 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 2011 is on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 18:10 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 20:46 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, March 4, 2011 | 20:46 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, March 12, 2011 | 23:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 19, 2011 | 18:10 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Saturday, March 12, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 4, 2011 to the new moon of April 3, 2011, a cycle of 29.74 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.