Waxing · 13.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 09°
Moon age
3.4days
Moon phase on March 16, 2040Waxing Crescent
On Friday, March 16, 2040, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 13.2% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
13.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
389,974 km242,319 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (9°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2040 is on Wednesday, March 28, 2040 at 15:12 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 13, 2040 at 01:46 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 13, 2040 | 01:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 20, 2040 | 17:59 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Friday, March 16, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 13, 2040 to the new moon of April 11, 2040, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2040, or the whole moon calendar 2040.
- The same date one year apart: 2039 · 2041.
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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.