Category: Northern Hemisphere Moon and Planetary Positions

March 25, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

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Northwestern Hemisphere For 1500 PDT GMT 2200

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 25, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Aries 59
Moon:28 Taurus 33
Mercury:13 Aries 31
Venus:10 Taurus 46
Mars:00 Cancer 12
Jupiter:17 Aries 40
Saturn:02 Pisces 05
Uranus:16 Taurus 30
Neptune:25 Pisces 30
Pluto:00 Aquarius 03

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 17
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 33

Chiron:15 Aries 13
Ceres:29 Virgo 22 Rx
Pallas:16 Cancer 33
Juno:08 Taurus 09
Vesta:20 Aries 33

Eris:24 Aries 21

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere For 1500 CDT GMT 2000

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 25, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Aries 54
Moon:27 Taurus 29
Mercury:13 Aries 21
Venus:10 Taurus 40
Mars:00 Cancer 10
Jupiter:17 Aries 39
Saturn:02 Pisces 04
Uranus:16 Taurus 30
Neptune:25 Pisces 29
Pluto:00 Aquarius 02

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 17
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 46 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 33

Chiron:15 Aries 13
Ceres:29 Virgo 23 Rx
Pallas:16 Cancer 31
Juno:08 Taurus 06
Vesta:20 Aries 31

Eris:24 Aries 21

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

25 March 2023
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Aries 42
Moon:24 Taurus 46
Mercury:12 Aries 56
Venus:10 Taurus 25
Mars:00 Cancer 04
Jupiter:17 Aries 36
Saturn:02 Pisces 03
Uranus:16 Taurus 30
Neptune:25 Pisces 29
Pluto:00 Aquarius 02

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 17
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 47 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 31

Chiron:15 Aries 12
Ceres:29 Virgo 26 Rx
Pallas:16 Cancer 28
Juno:07 Taurus 59
Vesta:20 Aries 25

Eris:24 Aries 21

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:1
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:8
Mutable:3

March 24, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on March 24 has an illumination of 10%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 24 the Moon is 2.98 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 10%
Moon Age: 2.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 383,411.95 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,166,752.14 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

March 24, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 24, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:04 Aries 00
Moon:15 Taurus 26
Mercury:11 Aries 31
Venus:09 Taurus 35
Mars:29 Gemini 43
Jupiter:17 Aries 25
Saturn:01 Pisces 58
Uranus:16 Taurus 28
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:00 Aquarius 02

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 16
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 49 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 27

Chiron:15 Aries 10
Ceres:29 Virgo 36 Rx
Pallas:16 Cancer 16
Juno:07 Taurus 34
Vesta:20 Aries 06

Eris:24 Aries 21

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 24, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Aries 55
Moon:14 Taurus 19
Mercury:11 Aries 21
Venus:09 Taurus 29
Mars:29 Gemini 41
Jupiter:17 Aries 24
Saturn:01 Pisces 58
Uranus:16 Taurus 27
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:00 Aquarius 01

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 16
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 49 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 26

Chiron:15 Aries 09
Ceres:29 Virgo 37 Rx
Pallas:16 Cancer 14
Juno:07 Taurus 31
Vesta:20 Aries 03

Eris:24 Aries 21

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

24 March 2023
03:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Aries 42
Moon:11 Taurus 32
Mercury:10 Aries 56
Venus:09 Taurus 14
Mars:29 Gemini 35
Jupiter:17 Aries 21
Saturn:01 Pisces 56
Uranus:16 Taurus 27
Neptune:25 Pisces 27
Pluto:00 Aquarius 01

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 15
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 50 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 25

Chiron:15 Aries 09
Ceres:29 Virgo 40 Rx
Pallas:16 Cancer 11
Juno:07 Taurus 24
Vesta:19 Aries 58

Eris:24 Aries 21

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

March 23, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on March 23 has an illumination of 4%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 23 the Moon is 1.93 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 4%
Moon Age: 1.93 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 378,521.68 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,124,311.78 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

March 23, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 23, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:03 Aries 00
Moon:01 Taurus 54
Mercury:09 Aries 30
Venus:08 Taurus 23
Mars:29 Gemini 15
Jupiter:17 Aries 11
Saturn:01 Pisces 52
Uranus:16 Taurus 25
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:00 Aquarius 00

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 20

Chiron:15 Aries 06
Ceres:29 Virgo 50 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 59
Juno:07 Taurus 00
Vesta:19 Aries 38

Eris:24 Aries 20

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 23, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aries 55
Moon:00 Taurus 45
Mercury:09 Aries 20
Venus:08 Taurus 17
Mars:29 Gemini 12
Jupiter:17 Aries 10
Saturn:01 Pisces 51
Uranus:16 Taurus 25
Neptune:25 Pisces 25
Pluto:00 Aquarius 00

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 19

Chiron:15 Aries 06
Ceres:29 Virgo 51 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 57
Juno:06 Taurus 57
Vesta:19 Aries 36

Eris:24 Aries 20

Fire:7
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:7
Fixed:8
Mutable:4

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

23 March 2023
03:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aries 43
Moon:27 Aries 52
Mercury:08 Aries 55
Venus:08 Taurus 02
Mars:29 Gemini 06
Jupiter:17 Aries 07
Saturn:01 Pisces 50
Uranus:16 Taurus 24
Neptune:25 Pisces 24
Pluto:00 Aquarius 00

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 15 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 53 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 18

Chiron:15 Aries 05
Ceres:29 Virgo 54 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 54
Juno:06 Taurus 50
Vesta:19 Aries 30

Eris:24 Aries 20

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

March 22, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 22, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aries 01
Moon:17 Aries 57
Mercury:07 Aries 29
Venus:07 Taurus 11
Mars:28 Gemini 46
Jupiter:16 Aries 57
Saturn:01 Pisces 45
Uranus:16 Taurus 22
Neptune:25 Pisces 23
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 13

Chiron:15 Aries 03
Ceres:00 Libra 03 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 42
Juno:06 Taurus 25
Vesta:19 Aries 11

Eris:24 Aries 20

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 22, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aries 56
Moon:16 Aries 46
Mercury:07 Aries 19
Venus:07 Taurus 05
Mars:28 Gemini 43
Jupiter:16 Aries 56
Saturn:01 Pisces 45
Uranus:16 Taurus 22
Neptune:25 Pisces 23
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 13

Chiron:15 Aries 02
Ceres:00 Libra 05 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 41
Juno:06 Taurus 22
Vesta:19 Aries 09

Eris:24 Aries 20

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

22 March 2023
03:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aries 43
Moon:13 Aries 48
Mercury:06 Aries 54
Venus:06 Taurus 50
Mars:28 Gemini 38
Jupiter:16 Aries 53
Saturn:01 Pisces 43
Uranus:16 Taurus 21
Neptune:25 Pisces 22
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 11

Chiron:15 Aries 02
Ceres:00 Libra 07 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 37
Juno:06 Taurus 15
Vesta:19 Aries 03

Eris:24 Aries 19

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

The New Moon in Aries of March 2023 Is Bursting With Lucky and Motivating Energy—Here’s How to Use It

From stylecaster.com

Roya Backlund
·3 min read

Since the moon rules over your emotions and inner world, the new moon in Aries of March 2023 will take you along for a wild and unforgettable ride. How you start this adventure is entirely up to you, and the decisions you make now could have ramifications that ripple over the next few months.

Although the new moon is nowhere to be seen, it’s doing a lot of work behind the scenes. It’s during this phase of the 28-day lunar cycle that the moon disappears from the sky and retreats beneath the curtain of night, where it can renew itself before embarking on the next journey.

Taking place on March 21 at 1:23 p.m. ET, this new moon takes place just one day after the sun enters Aries and launches the beginning of spring. Not only does this mean flowers are blooming and the days are lengthening, but it also means we’re all turning the page and embracing a new astrological calendar. That’s right—the real “New Year” doesn’t take place until March 20, because astrology follows the lunar calendar, not the 365-day Gregorian calendar that we’ve all come to know and follow.

That makes this particular new moon incredibly special. Not only are there several numerological coincidences surrounding this new moon and adding to its fatefulness, but this also represents a galvanizing and rejuvenating shift in our social and spiritual energy. If you’ve been feeling extra sleepy as the sun wraps up its tour through dreamy and divine Pisces, now’s the time to wake up and smell the coffee. The new moon in Aries has arrived and it’s rebooting your system and kickstarting a new chapter in your life. Here’s what you need to know:

The New Moon in Aries of March 2023, Explained

This new moon takes place in courageous, competitive and compassionate Aries, landing at exactly 0 degrees and emphasizing just now much of a new beginning this really is. Forget what happened yesterday, because the future is yours to create! In astrology, degree 0 indicates the most pure and distilled expression of the zodiac sign in question. And because this new moon rises in Aries—the first sign in the zodiac—you can expect this new moon to reveal clues as to what the future might hold. After all, whatever you start now will manifest over the course of the next six months, reaching a conclusion by the full moon in Aries, which takes place on September 29. This new moon also rises at 1:23, which is a very good sign in numerology and indicates that we are embracing an upward climb.

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The new moon in Aries takes place on March 21 at 1:23 p.m. ET.

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Because this new moon takes place in Aries, the planet ruling over this new moon is Mars in Gemini. In astrology, Mars is the planet of power, motivation, ambition sexuality, passion, aggression and of course, conflict. Because this new moon is also squaring off with Mars, this lunation is jam-packed with potent energy that’s ready to burst. Sometimes, things begin soft and subtle, gradually introducing you to this new era. Sometimes, things begin with a bang, shocking you out of your stupor and forcing you to get with the program immediately. And although things will start to move *very* fast, this new moon will remind you that you are more than capable of not just keeping up with the pace, but facilitating it.

Related: How the New Moon in Aries Will Affect Each Zodiac

March 21, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a  New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s New Moon Phase

The New Moon on March 21 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 21 the Moon is 29.27 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: New Moon
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 29.27 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,885.17 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 149,039,831.35 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

March 21, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 21, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aries 01
Moon:03 Aries 37
Mercury:05 Aries 28
Venus:05 Taurus 59
Mars:28 Gemini 17
Jupiter:16 Aries 43
Saturn:01 Pisces 39
Uranus:16 Taurus 19
Neptune:25 Pisces 20
Pluto:29 Capricorn 58

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 19 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 06

Chiron:14 Aries 59
Ceres:00 Libra 17 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 26
Juno:05 Taurus 51
Vesta:18 Aries 44

Eris:24 Aries 19

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 21, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Aries 56
Moon:02 Aries 25
Mercury:05 Aries 18
Venus:05 Taurus 53
Mars:28 Gemini 15
Jupiter:16 Aries 41
Saturn:01 Pisces 38
Uranus:16 Taurus 19
Neptune:25 Pisces 20
Pluto:29 Capricorn 58

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 19 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 06

Chiron:14 Aries 59
Ceres:00 Libra 18 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 24
Juno:05 Taurus 48
Vesta:18 Aries 41

Eris:24 Aries 19

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

21 March 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Aries 41
Moon:28 Pisces 47
Mercury:04 Aries 48
Venus:05 Taurus 35
Mars:28 Gemini 08
Jupiter:16 Aries 38
Saturn:01 Pisces 36
Uranus:16 Taurus 19
Neptune:25 Pisces 20
Pluto:29 Capricorn 58

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 20 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 04

Chiron:14 Aries 58
Ceres:00 Libra 22 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 20
Juno:05 Taurus 39
Vesta:18 Aries 35

Eris:24 Aries 19

Fire:7
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:9
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

March 22, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on March 22 has an illumination of 1%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 22 the Moon is 0.85 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 1%
Moon Age: 0.85 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,920.01 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,082,000.59 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

March 20, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on March 20 has an illumination of 2%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 20 the Moon is 28.14 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 2%
Moon Age: 28.14 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 366,665.02 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,997,816.79 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

March 20, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 20, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Aries 01
Moon:19 Pisces 00
Mercury:03 Aries 28
Venus:04 Taurus 47
Mars:27 Gemini 49
Jupiter:16 Aries 28
Saturn:01 Pisces 32
Uranus:16 Taurus 17
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:29 Capricorn 57

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 01 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 00

Chiron:14 Aries 56
Ceres:00 Libra 31 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 10
Juno:05 Taurus 16
Vesta:18 Aries 16

Eris:24 Aries 18

Fire:7
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:4
Cardinal:9
Fixed:6
Mutable:4

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 20, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Pisces 57
Moon:17 Pisces 47
Mercury:03 Aries 18
Venus:04 Taurus 41
Mars:27 Gemini 47
Jupiter:16 Aries 27
Saturn:01 Pisces 31
Uranus:16 Taurus 17
Neptune:25 Pisces 18
Pluto:29 Capricorn 57

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 23 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 02 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 59

Chiron:14 Aries 56
Ceres:00 Libra 32 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 08
Juno:05 Taurus 13
Vesta:18 Aries 14

Eris:24 Aries 18

Fire:6
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

20 March 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Pisces 42
Moon:14 Pisces 05
Mercury:02 Aries 48
Venus:04 Taurus 23
Mars:27 Gemini 40
Jupiter:16 Aries 24
Saturn:01 Pisces 30
Uranus:16 Taurus 16
Neptune:25 Pisces 17
Pluto:29 Capricorn 57

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 25 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 03 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 57

Chiron:14 Aries 55
Ceres:00 Libra 36 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 05
Juno:05 Taurus 05
Vesta:18 Aries 07

Eris:24 Aries 18

Fire:6
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

March 19, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on March 19 has an illumination of 7%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 19 the Moon is 27.01 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 7%
Moon Age: 27.01 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 364,456.32 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,955,969.63 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

March 19, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 19, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Pisces 02
Moon:04 Pisces 13
Mercury:01 Aries 28
Venus:03 Taurus 35
Mars:27 Gemini 21
Jupiter:16 Aries 14
Saturn:01 Pisces 25
Uranus:16 Taurus 14
Neptune:25 Pisces 16
Pluto:29 Capricorn 56

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 28 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 53

Chiron:14 Aries 52
Ceres:00 Libra 45 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 54
Juno:04 Taurus 42
Vesta:17 Aries 49

Eris:24 Aries 18

Fire:6
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 19, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Pisces 57
Moon:02 Pisces 58
Mercury:01 Aries 18
Venus:03 Taurus 29
Mars:27 Gemini 19
Jupiter:16 Aries 13
Saturn:01 Pisces 25
Uranus:16 Taurus 14
Neptune:25 Pisces 16
Pluto:29 Capricorn 56

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 05 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 52

Chiron:14 Aries 52
Ceres:00 Libra 46 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 53
Juno:04 Taurus 39
Vesta:17 Aries 47

Eris:24 Aries 18

Fire:6
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

19 March 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Pisces 42
Moon:29 Aquarius 16
Mercury:00 Aries 48
Venus:03 Taurus 11
Mars:27 Gemini 12
Jupiter:16 Aries 09
Saturn:01 Pisces 23
Uranus:16 Taurus 13
Neptune:25 Pisces 15
Pluto:29 Capricorn 56

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 06 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 51

Chiron:14 Aries 51
Ceres:00 Libra 50 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 49
Juno:04 Taurus 30
Vesta:17 Aries 40

Eris:24 Aries 18

Fire:6
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:4
Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

March 18, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on March 18 has an illumination of 14%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 18 the Moon is 25.88 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 14%
Moon Age: 25.88 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,389.45 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,914,302.55 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

March 18, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 18, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:28 Pisces 02
Moon:19 Aquarius 22
Mercury:29 Pisces 28
Venus:02 Taurus 23
Mars:26 Gemini 53
Jupiter:16 Aries 00
Saturn:01 Pisces 19
Uranus:16 Taurus 12
Neptune:25 Pisces 14
Pluto:29 Capricorn 55

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 46

Chiron:14 Aries 49
Ceres:00 Libra 59 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 39
Juno:04 Taurus 07
Vesta:17 Aries 22

Eris:24 Aries 17

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 18, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Pisces 57
Moon:18 Aquarius 08
Mercury:29 Pisces 18
Venus:02 Taurus 17
Mars:26 Gemini 51
Jupiter:15 Aries 59
Saturn:01 Pisces 18
Uranus:16 Taurus 11
Neptune:25 Pisces 13
Pluto:29 Capricorn 55

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 34 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 08 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 46

Chiron:14 Aries 49
Ceres:01 Libra 00 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 38
Juno:04 Taurus 04
Vesta:17 Aries 19

Eris:24 Aries 17

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

18 March 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Pisces 42
Moon:14 Aquarius 26
Mercury:28 Pisces 49
Venus:01 Taurus 59
Mars:26 Gemini 44
Jupiter:15 Aries 55
Saturn:01 Pisces 16
Uranus:16 Taurus 11
Neptune:25 Pisces 13
Pluto:29 Capricorn 54

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 36 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 09 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 44

Chiron:14 Aries 48
Ceres:01 Libra 03 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 34
Juno:03 Taurus 56
Vesta:17 Aries 13

Eris:24 Aries 17

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

March 17, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on March 17 has an illumination of 24%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 17 the Moon is 24.76 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 24%
Moon Age: 24.76 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,519.83 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,872,828.20 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

March 14, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 14, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:24 Pisces 03
Moon:21 Sagittarius 50
Mercury:21 Pisces 40
Venus:27 Aries 33
Mars:25 Gemini 03
Jupiter:15 Aries 04
Saturn:00 Pisces 51
Uranus:16 Taurus 02
Neptune:25 Pisces 05
Pluto:29 Capricorn 50

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 45
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 19

Chiron:14 Aries 36
Ceres:01 Libra 54 Rx
Pallas:13 Cancer 41
Juno:01 Taurus 50
Vesta:15 Aries 33

Eris:24 Aries 15

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 14, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Pisces 58
Moon:20 Sagittarius 41
Mercury:21 Pisces 30
Venus:27 Aries 27
Mars:25 Gemini 01
Jupiter:15 Aries 02
Saturn:00 Pisces 51
Uranus:16 Taurus 01
Neptune:25 Pisces 04
Pluto:29 Capricorn 50

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 45
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 21 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 19

Chiron:14 Aries 35
Ceres:01 Libra 55 Rx
Pallas:13 Cancer 40
Juno:01 Taurus 47
Vesta:15 Aries 31

Eris:24 Aries 15

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

14 March 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:23 Pisces 43
Moon:17 Sagittarius 15
Mercury:21 Pisces 01
Venus:27 Aries 09
Mars:24 Gemini 54
Jupiter:14 Aries 59
Saturn:00 Pisces 49
Uranus:16 Taurus 01
Neptune:25 Pisces 04
Pluto:29 Capricorn 49

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 45
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 22 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 17

Chiron:14 Aries 34
Ceres:01 Libra 58 Rx
Pallas:13 Cancer 37
Juno:01 Taurus 39
Vesta:15 Aries 24

Eris:24 Aries 15

Fire:7
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

March 17, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 17, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:27 Pisces 02
Moon:04 Aquarius 38
Mercury:27 Pisces 30
Venus:01 Taurus 11
Mars:26 Gemini 25
Jupiter:15 Aries 46
Saturn:01 Pisces 12
Uranus:16 Taurus 09
Neptune:25 Pisces 11
Pluto:29 Capricorn 54

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 40

Chiron:14 Aries 46
Ceres:01 Libra 13 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 24
Juno:03 Taurus 33
Vesta:16 Aries 55

Eris:24 Aries 17

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 17, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Pisces 57
Moon:03 Aquarius 24
Mercury:27 Pisces 20
Venus:01 Taurus 05
Mars:26 Gemini 23
Jupiter:15 Aries 45
Saturn:01 Pisces 11
Uranus:16 Taurus 09
Neptune:25 Pisces 11
Pluto:29 Capricorn 53

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 39 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 11 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 39

Chiron:14 Aries 45
Ceres:01 Libra 14 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 23
Juno:03 Taurus 30
Vesta:16 Aries 52

Eris:24 Aries 17

Fire:5
Earth:6
Air:3
Water:5
Cardinal:7
Fixed:7
Mutable:5

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

17 March 2023
02:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Pisces 42
Moon:29 Capricorn 45
Mercury:26 Pisces 50
Venus:00 Taurus 47
Mars:26 Gemini 16
Jupiter:15 Aries 41
Saturn:01 Pisces 09
Uranus:16 Taurus 08
Neptune:25 Pisces 11
Pluto:29 Capricorn 53

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 40 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:06 Taurus 12 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Leo 37

Chiron:14 Aries 44
Ceres:01 Libra 17 Rx
Pallas:14 Cancer 19
Juno:03 Taurus 22
Vesta:16 Aries 45

Eris:24 Aries 16

Fire:5
Earth:7
Air:2
Water:5
Cardinal:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5

March 16, 2023 Moon Goddess Current Phase

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the March 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on March 16 has an illumination of 34%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 16 the Moon is 23.67 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 34%
Moon Age: 23.67 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 364,825.97 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,831,559.20 km

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society