Waxing · 1.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 11°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on March 17, 2056Waxing Crescent
On Friday, March 17, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
404,368 km251,263 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (11°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 2056 is on Friday, March 31, 2056 at 10:25 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 16, 2056 at 06:52 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 16, 2056 | 06:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 24, 2056 | 11:17 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Friday, March 17, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 2056 to the new moon of April 14, 2056, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 2056, or the whole moon calendar 2056.
- The same date one year apart: 2055 · 2057.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.