Waning · 1.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 01°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on March 5, 2019Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.3% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
405,996 km252,274 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (2°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2019 is on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 15:54 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 16:04 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 26, 2019 | 11:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 6, 2019 | 16:04 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 4, 2019 to the new moon of March 6, 2019, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.