Waxing · 72.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 22°
Moon age
9.8days
Moon phase on March 16, 2019Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 16, 2019, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.5% of its visible face lit, 9.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.5%Illumination at noon UTC
9.8 dMoon age
367,767 km228,520 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2019 is on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 01:43 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 16:04 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 14, 2019 | 10:27 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 21, 2019 | 01:43 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Saturday, March 16, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 6, 2019 to the new moon of April 5, 2019, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.