Waning · 71.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
Moon age
19.6days
Moon phase on March 24, 2011Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 24, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.0% of its visible face lit, 19.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.0%Illumination at noon UTC
19.6 dMoon age
374,686 km232,819 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (9°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 24, 2011 is on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 18:10 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 14:33 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, March 19, 2011 | 18:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 26, 2011 | 12:08 |
The Moon around March 24
More about this date
Thursday, March 24, 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.
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