The lunar phase on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 was a Waning Gibbous. At 11:00pm EST, the face of the moon was 97% illuminated, 16.3 days old, and 55% of the way through the lunar cycle.
During the Waning Gibbous phase, the lit side of the moon will shrink, darkening from one side. The moon will rise later with each passing night.
The next New Moon was on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, and the next Full Moon was on Thursday, April 6, 2023.
Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of March 2023.