Waxing · 59.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 06°
Moon age
8.1days
Moon phase on March 16, 2027Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 16, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 59.4% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
59.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
369,636 km229,681 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2027 is on Monday, March 22, 2027 at 10:44 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 8, 2027 at 09:30 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, March 15, 2027 | 16:25 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, March 22, 2027 | 10:44 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Tuesday, March 16, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 8, 2027 to the new moon of April 6, 2027, a cycle of 29.60 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2027, or the whole moon calendar 2027.
- The same date one year apart: 2026 · 2028.
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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.