Waning · 61.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on March 16, 1982Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 16, 1982, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.5% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
403,862 km250,948 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1982 is on Tuesday, March 9, 1982 at 20:45 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 25, 1982 at 10:18 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 9, 1982 | 20:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 17, 1982 | 17:15 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Tuesday, March 16, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 23, 1982 to the new moon of March 25, 1982, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1982, or the whole moon calendar 1982.
- The same date one year apart: 1981 · 1983.
- 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.