Waxing · 48.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 01°
First Quarter at
15:35UTC
Moon phase on March 24, 2018First Quarter
On Saturday, March 24, 2018, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.4% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
370,553 km230,251 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (2°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 24, 2018 is on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 12:37 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 13:12 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, March 17, 2018 | 13:12 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 15:35 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, March 31, 2018 | 12:37 |
The Moon around March 24
More about this date
Saturday, March 24, 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.