March 2026 · Thursday · 6 months ago
5 March 2026
Waning Gibbous
96% illuminated and waning, 16.0 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 5 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 95.6%
- Lunar age
- 16.0 days
- Elongation
- 204.2°
- Distance
- 390,996 km
- Distance (mi)
- 242,954 mi
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Libration lat
- 3.5° N
- Libration lon
- 4.4° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 20:33 | 01:18 | 07:03 | 34.4° |
| New York | 20:28 | 01:22 | 07:10 | 44.0° |
| Chicago | 20:27 | 01:18 | 07:05 | 42.6° |
| Denver | 20:37 | 01:30 | 07:17 | 44.4° |
| Los Angeles | 20:25 | 01:24 | 07:15 | 49.9° |
| Mexico City | 20:52 | 02:06 | 08:06 | 65.1° |
| São Paulo | 19:46 | 01:29 | 07:50 | 70.3° |
| Berlin | 20:38 | 01:22 | 07:07 | 33.6° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 11 March 2026 | 09:39 | in 6 days |
| New Moon | 19 March 2026 | 01:24 | in 14 days |
| First Quarter | 25 March 2026 | 19:18 | in 20 days |
| Full Moon | 2 April 2026 | 02:12 | in 28 days |