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The Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 2036: First Quarter, 48% lit

Waxing · 47.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°

First Quarter at

16:49UTC

Moon phase on March 5, 2036First Quarter

Wednesday 5 March 2036374,245 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, March 5, 2036, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 47.9% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

47.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
374,245 km232,545 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (13°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 5, 2036 is on Wednesday, March 12, 2036 at 09:09 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, February 27, 2036 at 04:59 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, February 27, 203604:59
First Quarter (this day)Wednesday, March 5, 203616:49
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, March 12, 203609:09

The Moon around March 5

More about this date

Wednesday, March 5, 2036 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 27, 2036 to the new moon of March 27, 2036, a cycle of 29.66 days.