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The Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2076: First Quarter, 50% lit

Waxing · 49.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°

First Quarter at

12:41UTC

Moon phase on March 12, 2076First Quarter

Thursday 12 March 2076399,097 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, March 12, 2076, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
399,097 km247,988 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (22°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 12, 2076 is on Friday, March 20, 2076 at 16:37 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 5, 2076 at 07:24 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, March 5, 207607:24
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, March 12, 207612:41
Full Moon (after)Friday, March 20, 207616:37

The Moon around March 12

More about this date

Thursday, March 12, 2076 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 5, 2076 to the new moon of April 3, 2076, a cycle of 29.43 days.