Moon phase on March 31, 2004

Waxing Gibbous, 82%
🌔 Waxing Gibbous
Wednesday, March 31, 2004 · at noon (Brasília)
Illumination: 82% Age: 10.7 days Cycle: 36%
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On Wednesday, March 31, 2004 the Moon was in its waxing gibbous phase, with 82% of its disk illuminated and an age of 10.7 days since the last new moon. More than half of the disk is lit and the Moon already shows up in the afternoon. It stays visible most of the night, until the small hours.

Moon data for this date

Moon at noon Brasília time (UTC-3)
Phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous
Illumination82%
Moon age10.7 days
Day of the weekWednesday
Last new moonMarch 20, 2004 at 19:41
Next full moonApril 5, 2004 at 08:03 (in 4.8 days)
Next new moonApril 19, 2004 at 10:21 (in 18.9 days)

The Moon on the surrounding days

Compare the phase and illumination over the three days before and after. Click a day to open its page.

SunMar 28First Quarter, 53%53%First QuarterMonMar 29Waxing Gibbous, 63%63%Waxing GibbousTueMar 30Waxing Gibbous, 73%73%Waxing Gibbous
WedMar 31Waxing Gibbous, 82%82%Waxing Gibbous
ThuApr 1Waxing Gibbous, 89%89%Waxing GibbousFriApr 2Waxing Gibbous, 95%95%Waxing GibbousSatApr 3Waxing Gibbous, 99%99%Waxing Gibbous

← March 30, 2004 April 1, 2004 →

About the waxing gibbous

More than half of the disk is lit and the Moon already shows up in the afternoon. It stays visible most of the night, until the small hours. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on March 31, 2004 it had completed 36% of the cycle that began with the new moon on March 20, 2004.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Moon phase on March 31, 2004?

On March 31, 2004 the Moon was in its waxing gibbous phase, with 82% of the disk lit (calculated at noon Brasília time).

How old is the Moon on that date?

The age is the time since the last new moon: 10.7 days of an average 29.53-day cycle.

When is the next full moon after that date?

The next full moon after March 31, 2004 falls on April 5, 2004 at 08:03 Brasília time.

When is the next new moon after that date?

The next new moon after March 31, 2004 falls on April 19, 2004 at 10:21 Brasília time.

How is the Moon phase calculated?

With Jean Meeus's astronomical formulas for the instants of new, quarter and full moon. The age comes from the time since the last new moon and the illumination is (1 − cos(2π × cycle fraction)) / 2.

Is the phase the same everywhere in the world?

Yes, the phase and the illuminated percentage are the same across the planet at any given instant. Only the orientation changes: in the southern hemisphere a waxing Moon is lit on the left, in the northern one on the right.