Waning · 38.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on March 17, 2020Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.7% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
388,648 km241,495 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (11°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 2020 is on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 17:48 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 09:28 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, March 16, 2020 | 09:34 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | 09:28 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Tuesday, March 17, 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.