Waning · 98.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 04°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on March 9, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 9, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
363,031 km225,577 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (4°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 14:37 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, March 8, 2012 | 09:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 15, 2012 | 01:25 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Friday, March 9, 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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