Waning · 49.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Last Quarter at
09:34UTC
Moon phase on March 16, 2020Last Quarter
On Monday, March 16, 2020, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.1% of its visible face lit, 21.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
49.1%Illumination at noon UTC
21.9 dMoon age
383,234 km238,131 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2020 is on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 17:48 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 09:28 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 9, 2020 | 17:48 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, March 16, 2020 | 09:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | 09:28 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Monday, March 16, 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.