Waning · 1.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 13°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on March 16, 2018Waning Crescent
On Friday, March 16, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.2% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
392,474 km243,872 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2018 is on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 00:51 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 13:12 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 9, 2018 | 11:20 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, March 17, 2018 | 13:12 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Friday, March 16, 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.