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Moon phases March 2016

Last quarter
Tue 01 Mar
23:11 UTC
New moon
Wed 09 Mar
01:55 UTC
First quarter
Tue 15 Mar
17:03 UTC
Full · Worm
Wed 23 Mar
12:01 UTC
Last quarter
Thu 31 Mar
15:17 UTC

In March 2016 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Tuesday, March 1 at 23:11 UTC, the New Moon on Wednesday, March 9 at 01:55 UTC, the First Quarter on Tuesday, March 15 at 17:03 UTC, the Full Moon on Wednesday, March 23 at 12:01 UTC and the Last Quarter on Thursday, March 31 at 15:17 UTC. The full moon is the Worm Moon.

01Last Q Last Quarter, 55% lit 55%23:11 02 Waning Crescent, 45% lit 45% 03 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 04 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25% 05 Waning Crescent, 17% lit 17% 06 Waning Crescent, 9% lit 9% 07 Waning Crescent, 4% lit 4% 08 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 09New New Moon, 0% lit 0%01:55 10 Waxing Crescent, 3% lit 3% 11 Waxing Crescent, 9% lit 9% 12 Waxing Crescent, 16% lit 16% 13 Waxing Crescent, 26% lit 26% 14 Waxing Crescent, 37% lit 37% 15First Q First Quarter, 48% lit 48%17:03 16 Waxing Gibbous, 59% lit 59% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 69% lit 69% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 23Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%12:01 24 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 25 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 26 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 27 Waning Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 28 Waning Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 29 Waning Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 30 Waning Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 31Last Q Last Quarter, 52% lit 52%15:17

Exact phase times

March 2016 has five primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on March 1, the New Moon on March 9, the First Quarter on March 15, the Full Moon on March 23 and the Last Quarter on March 31.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterTuesday, March 1, 201623:11
New MoonWednesday, March 9, 201601:55
First QuarterTuesday, March 15, 201617:03
Full MoonWednesday, March 23, 201612:01
Last QuarterThursday, March 31, 201615:17

Wednesday, March 23, 2016: Worm Moon, 404,614 km from Earth. MicromoonPenumbral lunar eclipse

Full moons · 2016

Twelve full moons, one blue

24 Jan Wolf 22 Feb Snow 23 Mar Worm penumbral eclipse 22 Apr Pink Micromoon 21 May Flower Blue moon 20 Jun Straw­berry 19 Jul Buck 18 Aug Sturgeon 16 Sept Harvest penumbral eclipse 16 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 14 Nov Beaver Supermoon 14 Dec Cold Supermoon