MoonPhases

March 2026 · Monday · 6 months ago

16 March 2026

Waning Crescent

8% illuminated and waning, 27.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 16 March 2026: Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated

Ephemeris for 16 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
7.7%
Lunar age
27.0 days
Elongation
327.9°
Distance
385,096 km
Distance (mi)
239,288 mi
Apparent size
31.0′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
1.8° N
Libration lon
5.8° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London05:2510:0715:0122.4°
New York05:5711:1216:3634.4°
Chicago05:5511:0816:3133.4°
Denver06:0111:2016:4735.9°
Los Angeles05:4511:1416:5141.8°
Mexico City05:0710:5516:4856.3°
São Paulo03:3810:1916:5480.9°
Berlin05:3410:1115:0121.1°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon19 March 202601:24in 3 days
First Quarter25 March 202619:18in 9 days
Full Moon2 April 202602:12in 17 days
Last Quarter10 April 202604:52in 25 days