Waxing · 0.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°
Moon age
0.9days
Moon phase on March 23, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Friday, March 23, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 0.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
0.9 dMoon age
402,758 km250,262 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 2012 is on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 19:19 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 14:37 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 22, 2012 | 14:37 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 30, 2012 | 19:41 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Friday, March 23, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 22, 2012 to the new moon of April 21, 2012, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2012, or the whole moon calendar 2012.
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