Waxing · 87.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
Moon age
11.1days
Moon phase on March 21, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 21, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.6% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.6%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
404,477 km251,330 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 2024 is on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 07:01 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 09:00 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 17, 2024 | 04:11 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, March 25, 2024 | 07:01 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Thursday, March 21, 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.
- 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.