Waxing · 1.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
0.9days
Moon phase on March 18, 2018Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, March 18, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.1% of its visible face lit, 0.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.1%Illumination at noon UTC
0.9 dMoon age
385,071 km239,272 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 18, 2018 is on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 12:37 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 13:12 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, March 17, 2018 | 13:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 15:35 |
The Moon around March 18
More about this date
Sunday, March 18, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 17, 2018 to the new moon of April 16, 2018, a cycle of 29.53 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.