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The Moon on Saturday, March 16, 1901: Waning Crescent, 21% lit

Waning · 21.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 00°

Moon age

25.4days

Moon phase on March 16, 1901Waning Crescent

Saturday 16 March 1901377,432 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 16, 1901, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.2% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

21.2%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
377,432 km234,525 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (1°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 16, 1901 is on Tuesday, March 5, 1901 at 08:04 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 20, 1901 at 12:53 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Wednesday, March 13, 190113:06
New Moon (after)Wednesday, March 20, 190112:53

The Moon around March 16

More about this date

Saturday, March 16, 1901 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 19, 1901 to the new moon of March 20, 1901, a cycle of 29.42 days.