Waning · 45.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Last Quarter at
01:30UTC
Moon phase on March 6, 2021Last Quarter
On Saturday, March 6, 2021, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.2% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
373,412 km232,027 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 2021 is on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 08:17 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:21 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 27, 2021 | 08:17 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 01:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, March 13, 2021 | 10:21 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Saturday, March 6, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 2021 to the new moon of March 13, 2021, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
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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.