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The Moon on Friday, March 16, 2029: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 1.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 10°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on March 16, 2029Waxing Crescent

Friday 16 March 2029406,461 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, March 16, 2029, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
406,461 km252,563 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (11°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 16, 2029 is on Friday, March 30, 2029 at 02:26 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 15, 2029 at 04:19 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, March 15, 202904:19
First Quarter (after)Friday, March 23, 202907:33

The Moon around March 16

More about this date

Friday, March 16, 2029 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 15, 2029 to the new moon of April 13, 2029, a cycle of 29.72 days.