Waning · 96.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 11°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on March 9, 2023Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
394,760 km245,293 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 2023 is on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:41 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 17:23 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 12:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 02:08 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Thursday, March 9, 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.