Waning · 0.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°
Moon age
29.0days
Moon phase on March 18, 2026Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
375,534 km233,346 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (21°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 18, 2026 is on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 02:12 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 01:24 UTC, 1 day 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 18
More about this date
Wednesday, March 18, 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.