Waning · 21.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 01°
Moon age
25.5days
Moon phase on March 16, 2015Waning Crescent
On Monday, March 16, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.2% of its visible face lit, 25.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.2%Illumination at noon UTC
25.5 dMoon age
366,976 km228,028 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (1°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2015 is on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 18:06 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 09:36 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 13, 2015 | 17:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, March 20, 2015 | 09:36 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Monday, March 16, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 2015 to the new moon of March 20, 2015, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.