Waxing · 43.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on March 16, 2024Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 43.1% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
43.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
384,246 km238,760 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2024 is on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 07:01 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 09:00 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, March 10, 2024 | 09:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 17, 2024 | 04:11 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Saturday, March 16, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 10, 2024 to the new moon of April 8, 2024, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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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.