Waning · 7.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on March 16, 2026Waning Crescent
On Monday, March 16, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.7% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.7%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
385,096 km239,288 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (24°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 01:24 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 09:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 01:24 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Monday, March 16, 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.
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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.