Waxing · 24.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°
Moon age
4.4days
Moon phase on March 23, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Monday, March 23, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 24.7% of its visible face lit, 4.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
24.7%Illumination at noon UTC
4.4 dMoon age
367,334 km228,251 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 2026 is on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 02:12 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 01:24 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 01:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 19:18 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Monday, March 23, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 19, 2026 to the new moon of April 17, 2026, a cycle of 29.44 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.