March 2026 · Tuesday · 6 months ago
17 March 2026
Waning Crescent
3% illuminated and waning, 28.0 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 05:39 | 10:53 | 16:22 | 28.3° |
| New York | 06:21 | 11:58 | 17:46 | 40.5° |
| Chicago | 06:18 | 11:54 | 17:42 | 39.6° |
| Denver | 06:26 | 12:06 | 17:56 | 42.1° |
| Los Angeles | 06:14 | 12:01 | 17:56 | 48.1° |
| Mexico City | 05:44 | 11:42 | 17:44 | 62.5° |
| São Paulo | 04:36 | 11:05 | 17:28 | 74.7° |
| Berlin | 05:47 | 10:57 | 16:23 | 27.1° |
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 2 days |
| First Quarter | 25 March 2026 | 19:18 | in 8 days |
| Full Moon | 2 April 2026 | 02:12 | in 16 days |
| Last Quarter | 10 April 2026 | 04:52 | in 24 days |