Waning · 34.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 14°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on March 16, 2023Waning Crescent
On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.3% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.3%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
368,707 km229,104 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (14°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2023 is on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:41 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 17:23 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 02:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | 17:23 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Thursday, March 16, 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.