March 2026 · Monday · 6 months ago
16 March 2026
Waning Crescent
8% illuminated and waning, 27.0 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 05:25 | 10:07 | 15:01 | 22.4° |
| New York | 05:57 | 11:12 | 16:36 | 34.4° |
| Chicago | 05:55 | 11:08 | 16:31 | 33.4° |
| Denver | 06:01 | 11:20 | 16:47 | 35.9° |
| Los Angeles | 05:45 | 11:14 | 16:51 | 41.8° |
| Mexico City | 05:07 | 10:55 | 16:48 | 56.3° |
| São Paulo | 03:38 | 10:19 | 16:54 | 80.9° |
| Berlin | 05:34 | 10:11 | 15:01 | 21.1° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moon | 19 March 2026 | 01:24 | in 3 days |
| First Quarter | 25 March 2026 | 19:18 | in 9 days |
| Full Moon | 2 April 2026 | 02:12 | in 17 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 April 2026 | 04:52 | in 25 days |