Waxing · 84.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Moon age
11.6days
Moon phase on March 16, 2011Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.9% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
366,488 km227,725 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2011 is on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 18:10 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 20:46 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 12, 2011 | 23:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 19, 2011 | 18:10 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 4, 2011 to the new moon of April 3, 2011, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
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