Waning · 51.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 09°
Last Quarter at
15:17UTC
Moon phase on March 31, 2016Last Quarter
On Thursday, March 31, 2016, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 51.5% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
51.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
390,360 km242,558 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 2016 is on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:01 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:24 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | 12:01 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 31, 2016 | 15:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, April 7, 2016 | 11:24 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Thursday, March 31, 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.
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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.