Waxing · 2.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
1.6days
Moon phase on March 17, 2010Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
397,245 km246,837 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (15°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 2010 is on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 02:26 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 21:01 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 15, 2010 | 21:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | 11:00 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 15, 2010 to the new moon of April 14, 2010, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
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