Waxing · 89.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 10°
Moon age
10.9days
Moon phase on March 9, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 10.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.9 dMoon age
378,505 km235,192 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (11°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 2017 is on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 14:54 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 14:59 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 5, 2017 | 11:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, March 12, 2017 | 14:54 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Thursday, March 9, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 2017 to the new moon of March 28, 2017, a cycle of 29.50 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
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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.