Waning · 45.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 29°
Last Quarter at
02:08UTC
Moon phase on March 15, 2023Last Quarter
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.5% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.5%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
372,323 km231,350 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (30°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 15, 2023 is on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:41 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 17:23 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | 12:41 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 02:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | 17:23 |
The Moon around March 15
More about this date
Wednesday, March 15, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.