Waxing · 98.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on March 6, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, March 6, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.9% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
402,791 km250,283 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 2023 is on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:41 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 07:06 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, February 27, 2023 | 08:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 12:41 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Monday, March 6, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 20, 2023 to the new moon of March 21, 2023, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.