Waxing · 58.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on March 16, 2046Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, March 16, 2046, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 58.5% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
58.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
377,798 km234,753 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2046 is on Thursday, March 22, 2046 at 09:27 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 7, 2046 at 18:15 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 15, 2046 | 17:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 22, 2046 | 09:27 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Friday, March 16, 2046 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 7, 2046 to the new moon of April 6, 2046, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2046, or the whole moon calendar 2046.
- The same date one year apart: 2045 · 2047.
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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.