Waning · 0.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
New Moon at
14:37UTC
Moon phase on March 22, 2012New Moon
On Thursday, March 22, 2012, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
400,517 km248,870 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (1°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 22, 2012 is on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 09:40 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 14:37 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 15, 2012 | 01:25 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, March 22, 2012 | 14:37 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 30, 2012 | 19:41 |
The Moon around March 22
More about this date
Thursday, March 22, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.