Waning · 77.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
18.6days
Moon phase on March 6, 2018Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.7% of its visible face lit, 18.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.6 dMoon age
390,346 km242,550 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 2018 is on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 00:51 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 13:12 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 2, 2018 | 00:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 9, 2018 | 11:20 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Tuesday, March 6, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 2018 to the new moon of March 17, 2018, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.