Waxing · 96.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on March 16, 1927Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 16, 1927, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.5% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.5%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
404,537 km251,368 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1927 is on Friday, March 18, 1927 at 10:24 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 3, 1927 at 19:25 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 10, 1927 | 11:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 18, 1927 | 10:24 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Wednesday, March 16, 1927 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 3, 1927 to the new moon of April 2, 1927, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1927, or the whole moon calendar 1927.
- The same date one year apart: 1926 · 1928.
- 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.