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The Moon on Saturday, March 4, 2028: First Quarter, 51% lit

Waxing · 51.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°

First Quarter at

09:02UTC

Moon phase on March 4, 2028First Quarter

Saturday 4 March 2028380,873 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 4, 2028, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 51.4% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

51.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
380,873 km236,663 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (16°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 4, 2028 is on Saturday, March 11, 2028 at 01:06 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 25, 2028 at 10:38 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, February 25, 202810:38
First Quarter (this day)Saturday, March 4, 202809:02
Full Moon (after)Saturday, March 11, 202801:06

The Moon around March 4

More about this date

Saturday, March 4, 2028 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 2028 to the new moon of March 26, 2028, a cycle of 29.75 days.