Waning · 1.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 11°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on March 12, 2021Waning Crescent
On Friday, March 12, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.1% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
393,142 km244,287 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (11°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 2021 is on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 08:17 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:21 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 01:30 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, March 13, 2021 | 10:21 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Friday, March 12, 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.
- 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.