Waning · 9.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on March 19, 2012Waning Crescent
On Monday, March 19, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.6% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
391,566 km243,308 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 19, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 14:37 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 15, 2012 | 01:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 22, 2012 | 14:37 |
The Moon around March 19
More about this date
Monday, March 19, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.