Waning · 87.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 11°
Moon age
18.8days
Moon phase on March 21, 2022Waning Gibbous
On Monday, March 21, 2022, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.8% of its visible face lit, 18.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.8%Illumination at noon UTC
18.8 dMoon age
371,689 km230,957 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (12°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 2022 is on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 07:18 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 06:25 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 18, 2022 | 07:18 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 25, 2022 | 05:37 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Monday, March 21, 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.