Waning · 30.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°
Moon age
24.5days
Moon phase on March 5, 2024Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 30.7% of its visible face lit, 24.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
30.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.5 dMoon age
375,366 km233,241 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (8°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2024 is on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 12:31 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 09:00 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 3, 2024 | 15:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, March 10, 2024 | 09:00 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Tuesday, March 5, 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.
- 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.