Waning · 0.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°
New Moon at
17:23UTC
Moon phase on March 21, 2023New Moon
On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
365,305 km226,990 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (28°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 2023 is on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 12:41 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 17:23 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 02:08 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | 17:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 02:33 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Tuesday, March 21, 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.