Waning · 88.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 01°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on March 12, 2020Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 12, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.7% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
361,728 km224,767 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 2020 is on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 17:48 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 09:28 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 9, 2020 | 17:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 16, 2020 | 09:34 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Thursday, March 12, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 23, 2020 to the new moon of March 24, 2020, a cycle of 29.75 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.