Waxing · 0.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
0.8days
Moon phase on March 22, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 0.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
0.8 dMoon age
368,780 km229,149 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 22, 2023 is on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 04:35 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 17:23 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | 17:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 02:33 |
The Moon around March 22
More about this date
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 21, 2023 to the new moon of April 20, 2023, a cycle of 29.45 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.