Waning · 0.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°
New Moon at
13:12UTC
Moon phase on March 17, 2018New Moon
On Saturday, March 17, 2018, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
388,718 km241,538 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 2018 is on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 12:37 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 13:12 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 9, 2018 | 11:20 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, March 17, 2018 | 13:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 15:35 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Saturday, March 17, 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.