Waxing · 89.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on March 16, 1916Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 16, 1916, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.4% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
396,343 km246,276 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (17°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1916 is on Sunday, March 19, 1916 at 17:26 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 4, 1916 at 03:57 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 11, 1916 | 18:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, March 19, 1916 | 17:26 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Thursday, March 16, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 4, 1916 to the new moon of April 2, 1916, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1916, or the whole moon calendar 1916.
- The same date one year apart: 1915 · 1917.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.