Waning · 45.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Last Quarter at
01:25UTC
Moon phase on March 15, 2012Last Quarter
On Thursday, March 15, 2012, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.2% of its visible face lit, 22.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.6 dMoon age
376,097 km233,696 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (1°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 15, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 14:37 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, March 8, 2012 | 09:40 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 15, 2012 | 01:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 22, 2012 | 14:37 |
The Moon around March 15
More about this date
Thursday, March 15, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 2012 to the new moon of March 22, 2012, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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