Waxing · 47.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°
First Quarter at
17:03UTC
Moon phase on March 15, 2016First Quarter
On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.8% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
376,985 km234,248 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 15, 2016 is on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:01 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 01:55 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | 01:55 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | 17:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | 12:01 |
The Moon around March 15
More about this date
Tuesday, March 15, 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.