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The Moon on Saturday, March 17, 2029: Waxing Crescent, 5% lit

Waxing · 5.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°

Moon age

2.3days

Moon phase on March 17, 2029Waxing Crescent

Saturday 17 March 2029406,383 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 17, 2029, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 5.0% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.0%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
406,383 km252,515 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 17, 2029 is on Friday, March 30, 2029 at 02:26 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 15, 2029 at 04:19 UTC, 2 days earlier.

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

The Moon around March 17

More about this date

Saturday, March 17, 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.