Waning · 54.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 06°
Last Quarter at
23:11UTC
Moon phase on March 1, 2016Last Quarter
On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 54.7% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
54.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
399,015 km247,937 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 1, 2016 is on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 18:20 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 01:55 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, February 22, 2016 | 18:20 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | 23:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | 01:55 |
The Moon around March 1
More about this date
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 8, 2016 to the new moon of March 9, 2016, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
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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.