Moon Phases Calendar March 2016

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Interactive moon phases tool

Ready to explore other moon phases? This tool shows the current moon phase and allows you to shift the phases and see how the moon is illuminated at each phase.

Credit: NASA

«March 2016»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
Last Quarter
2
right
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016
Last Quarter
3
left
right
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
Waning Cresent
4
left
right
Friday, March 4th, 2016
Waning Cresent
5
left
right
Saturday, March 5th, 2016
Waning Cresent
6
left
right
Sunday, March 6th, 2016
Waning Cresent
7
left
right
Monday, March 7th, 2016
Waning Cresent
8
left
right
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
New Moon
9
left
right
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
New Moon
10
left
right
Thursday, March 10th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
11
left
right
Friday, March 11th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
12
left
right
Saturday, March 12th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
13
left
right
Sunday, March 13th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
14
left
right
Monday, March 14th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
15
left
right
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
16
right
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016
First Quarter
17
right
Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Friday, March 18th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
20
right
Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
21
right
Monday, March 21st, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
22
right
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
23
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
Full Moon
24
Thursday, March 24th, 2016
Full Moon
25
right
Friday, March 25th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Saturday, March 26th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Sunday, March 27th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Monday, March 28th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
29
right
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
30
right
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
31
right
Thursday, March 31st, 2016
Last Quarter
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

If you are interested in the phases of the moon or you like night sky screensavers, download the StarMessage screensaver for Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS (including Mojave and Catalina).
The screensaver displays the moon in its current moon phase, reminds you about the upcoming full moon dates, shows you the names of the full moon, and does much more.

 

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Diagram explaining the moon phases

This diagram shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and earth and explains how the different moon phases appear.

The visible part of the moon is the part of the moon's surface that gets hit by the sunlight. The rest of the moon disc is almost invisible.

The moon phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth on to the moon. It is the moon's own shadow at the part of its surface that is not hit by the sunlight.

In other words, the visible "sunny" part is made of the places where there is "day" on the moon and the shadow part is where there is "night".

Moon phases diagram explained. Sun, Earth, Moon

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.