Waxing · 96.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on March 16, 2022Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
388,489 km241,396 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2022 is on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 07:18 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 17:35 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 10, 2022 | 10:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 18, 2022 | 07:18 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 2, 2022 to the new moon of April 1, 2022, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
- 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.