Waning · 85.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 10°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on March 16, 2017Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 16, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.6% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
401,844 km249,694 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (11°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2017 is on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 14:54 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 02:57 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, March 12, 2017 | 14:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 20, 2017 | 15:58 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Thursday, March 16, 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.
- 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.