Waning · 53.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Last Quarter at
20:45UTC
Moon phase on March 16, 2001Last Quarter
On Friday, March 16, 2001, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.7% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
396,309 km246,255 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2001 is on Friday, March 9, 2001 at 17:23 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 25, 2001 at 01:21 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 9, 2001 | 17:23 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, March 16, 2001 | 20:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, March 25, 2001 | 01:21 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Friday, March 16, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 23, 2001 to the new moon of March 25, 2001, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- 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.