Waning · 16.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 27°
Moon age
25.9days
Moon phase on March 5, 2016Waning Crescent
On Saturday, March 5, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.6% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
377,264 km234,421 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (28°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2016 is on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 18:20 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 01:55 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | 23:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | 01:55 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Saturday, March 5, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 8, 2016 to the new moon of March 9, 2016, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.