Waxing · 99.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
14.8days
Moon phase on March 17, 2022Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 17, 2022, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.1% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.1%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
384,124 km238,684 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 2022 is on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 07:18 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 17:35 UTC, 15 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 17
More about this date
Thursday, March 17, 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.