Waxing · 73.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 10°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on March 3, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 3, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 73.2% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
73.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
390,418 km242,594 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 22:35 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 01:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 8, 2012 | 09:40 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Saturday, March 3, 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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