Waning · 51.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Last Quarter at
15:24UTC
Moon phase on March 3, 2024Last Quarter
On Sunday, March 3, 2024, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 51.6% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
51.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
387,304 km240,659 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 2024 is on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 12:31 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 09:00 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 24, 2024 | 12:31 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, March 3, 2024 | 15:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, March 10, 2024 | 09:00 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Sunday, March 3, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 9, 2024 to the new moon of March 10, 2024, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.