Waxing · 54.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°
First Quarter at
01:22UTC
Moon phase on March 1, 2012First Quarter
On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.4% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
399,580 km248,288 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 1, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 22:35 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 21, 2012 | 22:35 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 01:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 8, 2012 | 09:40 |
The Moon around March 1
More about this date
Thursday, March 1, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 2012 to the new moon of March 22, 2012, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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