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The Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2013: Waxing Crescent, 30% lit

Waxing · 29.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°

Moon age

5.7days

Moon phase on March 17, 2013Waxing Crescent

Sunday 17 March 2013402,562 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, March 17, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.7% of its visible face lit, 5.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.7 dMoon age
402,562 km250,140 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 17, 2013 is on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 09:27 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 19:51 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, March 11, 201319:51
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, March 19, 201317:27

The Moon around March 17

More about this date

Sunday, March 17, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 11, 2013 to the new moon of April 10, 2013, a cycle of 29.57 days.