Waxing · 95.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on March 1, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, March 1, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.3% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
375,912 km233,581 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 1, 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 12:01 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 12:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | 11:38 |
The Moon around March 1
More about this date
Sunday, March 1, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 2026 to the new moon of March 19, 2026, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
- 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.