Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 20°
Full Moon at
14:54UTC
Moon phase on March 12, 2017Full Moon
On Sunday, March 12, 2017, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
388,403 km241,342 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (21°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 388,851 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 2017 is on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 14:54 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 14:59 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 5, 2017 | 11:32 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, March 12, 2017 | 14:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 20, 2017 | 15:58 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Sunday, March 12, 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.