Waning · 51.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Last Quarter at
15:58UTC
Moon phase on March 20, 2017Last Quarter
On Monday, March 20, 2017, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 51.7% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
51.7%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
402,648 km250,194 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 20, 2017 is on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 14:54 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 02:57 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, March 12, 2017 | 14:54 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, March 20, 2017 | 15:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 28, 2017 | 02:57 |
The Moon around March 20
More about this date
Monday, March 20, 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.