Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 25°
New Moon at
01:55UTC
Moon phase on March 9, 2016New Moon
On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
360,065 km223,734 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 2016 is on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:01 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 01:55 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 1, 2016 | 23:11 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | 01:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | 17:03 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 9, 2016 to the new moon of April 7, 2016, a cycle of 29.40 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.
- 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.