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The Moon on Friday, March 24, 2017: Waning Crescent, 15% lit

Waning · 15.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°

Moon age

25.9days

Moon phase on March 24, 2017Waning Crescent

Friday 24 March 2017385,529 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, March 24, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.5% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

15.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
385,529 km239,557 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 24, 2017 is on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 14:54 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 02:57 UTC, 4 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, March 20, 201715:58
New Moon (after)Tuesday, March 28, 201702:57

The Moon around March 24

More about this date

Friday, March 24, 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.