Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°
New Moon at
08:11UTC
Moon phase on March 16, 1991New Moon
On Saturday, March 16, 1991, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
380,552 km236,464 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (27°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1991 is on Saturday, March 30, 1991 at 07:18 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 16, 1991 at 08:11 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 8, 1991 | 10:32 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, March 16, 1991 | 08:11 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 23, 1991 | 06:03 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Saturday, March 16, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 1991 to the new moon of April 14, 1991, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
- 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.