Waning · 76.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 19°
Moon age
20.2days
Moon phase on March 12, 2023Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, March 12, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 76.8% of its visible face lit, 20.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
76.8%Illumination at noon UTC
20.2 dMoon age
384,166 km238,710 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 2023 is on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:41 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 17:23 UTC, 9 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 12
More about this date
Sunday, March 12, 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.