Waning · 95.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on March 5, 2026Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 5, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.6% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.6%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
390,996 km242,954 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 01:24 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | 11:38 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 09:39 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Thursday, March 5, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 2026 to the new moon of March 19, 2026, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.