Waning · 42.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on March 21, 2017Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, March 21, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.1% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
399,785 km248,415 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 2017 is on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 14:54 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 02:57 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, March 20, 2017 | 15:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 28, 2017 | 02:57 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Tuesday, March 21, 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.