Waxing · 3.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on March 16, 1983Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, March 16, 1983, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.4% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
390,326 km242,538 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1983 is on Monday, March 28, 1983 at 19:27 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 14, 1983 at 17:44 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 14, 1983 | 17:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 22, 1983 | 02:26 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Wednesday, March 16, 1983 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 14, 1983 to the new moon of April 13, 1983, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1983, or the whole moon calendar 1983.
- The same date one year apart: 1982 · 1984.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.