Waxing · 98.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
13.7days
Moon phase on March 16, 1984Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, March 16, 1984, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 13.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.7 dMoon age
357,282 km222,004 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1984 is on Saturday, March 17, 1984 at 10:10 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 2, 1984 at 18:31 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 10, 1984 | 18:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 17, 1984 | 10:10 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Friday, March 16, 1984 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 2, 1984 to the new moon of April 1, 1984, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1984, or the whole moon calendar 1984.
- The same date one year apart: 1983 · 1985.
- 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.