Waning · 99.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 19°
Full Moon at
09:40UTC
Moon phase on March 8, 2012Full Moon
On Thursday, March 8, 2012, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
365,201 km226,925 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (20°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 365,491 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 14:37 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 1, 2012 | 01:22 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, March 8, 2012 | 09:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 15, 2012 | 01:25 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Thursday, March 8, 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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