Waxing · 68.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on March 27, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, March 27, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.7% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
375,598 km233,386 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 27, 2026 is on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 02:12 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 01:24 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | 19:18 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 02:12 |
The Moon around March 27
More about this date
Friday, March 27, 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.