Waxing · 28.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
4.9days
Moon phase on March 3, 2017Waxing Crescent
On Friday, March 3, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.1% of its visible face lit, 4.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.9 dMoon age
369,064 km229,325 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 2017 is on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 14:54 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 14:59 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 26, 2017 | 14:59 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 5, 2017 | 11:32 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Friday, March 3, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 2017 to the new moon of March 28, 2017, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.