Moon

Saturday, March 12, 2016

Waxing Crescent


The lunar phase on Saturday, March 12, 2016 was a Waxing Crescent. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 23% illuminated, 4.7 days old, and 16% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Crescent phase, the illuminated sliver continues to grow. The moon begins to rise slightly later than the sun with each passing night.

Date:March 12, 2016
Moon Phase:Waxing Crescent
Illumination:23%
Age:4.7 Days
Longitude:49.9°
Moon Sign:Taurus


The next Full Moon was on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 (Worm Moon), and the next New Moon was on Thursday, April 7, 2016.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of March 2016.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Last Quarter title=
  • 2Waning Crescent title=
  • 3Waning Crescent title=
  • 4Waning Crescent title=
  • 5Waning Crescent title=
  • 6Waning Crescent title=
  • 7Waning Crescent title=
  • 8New Moon title=
  • 9Waxing Crescent title=
  • 10Waxing Crescent title=
  • 11Waxing Crescent title=
  • 12Waxing Crescent title=
  • 13Waxing Crescent title=
  • 14Waxing Crescent title=
  • 15First Quarter title=
  • 16Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 17Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 18Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 19Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 20Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 21Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 22Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 23Full Moon title=
  • 24Waning Gibbous title=
  • 25Waning Gibbous title=
  • 26Waning Gibbous title=
  • 27Waning Gibbous title=
  • 28Waning Gibbous title=
  • 29Waning Gibbous title=
  • 30Waning Gibbous title=
  • 31Last Quarter title=

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