Waning · 59.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
Moon age
21.5days
Moon phase on March 21, 2025Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 59.8% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
59.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
398,305 km247,495 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (20°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 2025 is on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 06:55 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:58 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 14, 2025 | 06:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 11:30 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Friday, March 21, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 28, 2025 to the new moon of March 29, 2025, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
- 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.