MoonPhases

March 2026 · Tuesday · 6 months ago

17 March 2026

Waning Crescent

3% illuminated and waning, 28.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 17 March 2026: Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated

Ephemeris for 17 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
3.0%
Lunar age
28.0 days
Elongation
340.2°
Distance
380,093 km
Distance (mi)
236,178 mi
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
0.3° N
Libration lon
5.7° 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
London05:3910:5316:2228.3°
New York06:2111:5817:4640.5°
Chicago06:1811:5417:4239.6°
Denver06:2612:0617:5642.1°
Los Angeles06:1412:0117:5648.1°
Mexico City05:4411:4217:4462.5°
São Paulo04:3611:0517:2874.7°
Berlin05:4710:5716:2327.1°

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 2 days
First Quarter25 March 202619:18in 8 days
Full Moon2 April 202602:12in 16 days
Last Quarter10 April 202604:52in 24 days