Waning · 56.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 07°
Moon age
21.7days
Moon phase on March 5, 2021Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 5, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 56.5% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
56.5%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
370,532 km230,238 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2021 is on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 08:17 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:21 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 27, 2021 | 08:17 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 01:30 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Friday, March 5, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 2021 to the new moon of March 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.