March 2027 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

March 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: March 1, 2027 – March 31, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, March 1, 2027. Weekday headings follow the Gregorian calendar. 13-month dates appear below each day. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Moon phases for March 2027, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Last Quarter, 33.1% illuminated33.1%Mar 4 Waning Crescent, 24.5% illuminated24.5%Mar 5 Waning Crescent, 16.9% illuminated16.9%Mar 6 Waning Crescent, 10.4% illuminated10.4%Mar 7 Waning Crescent, 5.3% illuminated5.3%Mar 8 New Moon, 1.8% illuminated1.8%Mar 9
New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%Mar 10 New Moon, 0.5% illuminated0.5%Mar 11 New Moon 4:29 a.m. EST New Moon, 2.9% illuminated2.9%Mar 12 Waxing Crescent, 7.5% illuminated7.5%Mar 13 Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated14%Mar 14 Waxing Crescent, 22.3% illuminated22.3%Mar 15 First Quarter, 32.1% illuminated32.1%Mar 16
First Quarter, 42.4% illuminated42.4%Mar 17 First Quarter, 53.7% illuminated53.7%Mar 18 First Quarter 12:25 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 65% illuminated65%Mar 19 Waxing Gibbous, 75.6% illuminated75.6%Mar 20 Waxing Gibbous, 84.8% illuminated84.8%Mar 21 Waxing Gibbous, 92.2% illuminated92.2%Mar 22 Full Moon, 97.2% illuminated97.2%Mar 23
Full Moon, 99.7% illuminated99.7%Mar 24 Full Moon, 99.5% illuminated99.5%Mar 25 Full Moon 6:43 a.m. EDT Full Moon, 96.9% illuminated96.9%Mar 26 Waning Gibbous, 92.1% illuminated92.1%Mar 27 Waning Gibbous, 85.6% illuminated85.6%Mar 28 Waning Gibbous, 77.8% illuminated77.8%Apr 1 Waning Gibbous, 69.2% illuminated69.2%Apr 2
Last Quarter, 59.9% illuminated59.9%Apr 3 Last Quarter, 50.5% illuminated50.5%Apr 4 Last Quarter 8:53 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 41.1% illuminated41.1%Apr 5 Last Quarter, 32% illuminated32%Apr 6

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

March 2027 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in March 2027, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
New Moon4:29 a.m. EST
9:29 a.m. UTC
March 11, 2027
First Quarter12:25 p.m. EDT
4:25 p.m. UTC
March 18, 2027
Full Moon6:43 a.m. EDT
10:43 a.m. UTC
March 25, 2027
Last Quarter8:53 p.m. EDT
12:53 a.m. UTC
April 4, 2027

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in March 2027; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Last Quarter, 33.1% illuminatedLast Quarter33.1%, 2:38 a.m. EST
, 7:38 a.m. UTC
March 4, 2027
Waning Crescent, 24.5% illuminatedWaning Crescent24.5%, 3:27 a.m. EST
, 8:27 a.m. UTC
March 5, 2027
Waning Crescent, 16.9% illuminatedWaning Crescent16.9%, 4:07 a.m. EST
, 9:07 a.m. UTC
March 6, 2027
Waning Crescent, 10.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent10.4%, 4:41 a.m. EST
, 9:41 a.m. UTC
March 7, 2027
Waning Crescent, 5.3% illuminatedWaning Crescent5.3%, 5:09 a.m. EST
, 10:09 a.m. UTC
March 8, 2027
New Moon, 1.8% illuminatedNew Moon1.8%, 5:34 a.m. EST
, 10:34 a.m. UTC
March 9, 2027
New Moon, 0.2% illuminatedNew Moon0.2%, 5:56 a.m. EST
, 10:56 a.m. UTC
March 10, 2027
New Moon, 0.5% illuminatedNew Moon0.5%, 6:17 a.m. EST
, 11:17 a.m. UTC
March 11, 2027
New Moon, 2.9% illuminatedNew Moon2.9%, 6:38 a.m. EST
, 11:38 a.m. UTC
March 12, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 7.5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent7.5%, 7:01 a.m. EST
, 12:01 p.m. UTC
March 13, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminatedWaxing Crescent14%, 7:26 a.m. EST
, 12:26 p.m. UTC
March 14, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 22.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent22.3%, 7:56 a.m. EST
, 12:56 p.m. UTC
March 15, 2027
First Quarter, 32.1% illuminatedFirst Quarter32.1%, 8:32 a.m. EST
, 1:32 p.m. UTC
March 16, 2027
First Quarter, 42.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter42.4%, 10:18 a.m. EDT
, 2:18 p.m. UTC
March 17, 2027
First Quarter, 53.7% illuminatedFirst Quarter53.7%, 11:15 a.m. EDT
, 3:15 p.m. UTC
March 18, 2027
First Quarter, 65% illuminatedFirst Quarter65%, 12:22 p.m. EDT
, 4:22 p.m. UTC
March 19, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 75.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous75.6%, 1:37 p.m. EDT
, 5:37 p.m. UTC
March 20, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 84.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous84.8%, 2:54 p.m. EDT
, 6:54 p.m. UTC
March 21, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 92.2% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous92.2%, 4:11 p.m. EDT
, 8:11 p.m. UTC
March 22, 2027
Full Moon, 97.2% illuminatedFull Moon97.2%, 5:26 p.m. EDT
, 9:26 p.m. UTC
March 23, 2027
Full Moon, 99.7% illuminatedFull Moon99.7%, 6:39 p.m. EDT
, 10:39 p.m. UTC
March 24, 2027
Full Moon, 99.5% illuminatedFull Moon99.5%, 7:51 p.m. EDT
, 11:51 p.m. UTC
March 25, 2027
Full Moon, 96.9% illuminatedFull Moon96.9%, 9:03 p.m. EDT
, 1:03 a.m. UTC
March 26, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 92.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous92.1%, 10:13 p.m. EDT
, 2:13 a.m. UTC
March 27, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 85.6% illuminatedWaning Gibbous85.6%, 11:22 p.m. EDT
, 3:22 a.m. UTC
March 28, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 77.8% illuminatedWaning Gibbous77.8%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateApril 1, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 69.2% illuminatedWaning Gibbous69.2%, 12:28 a.m. EDT
, 4:28 a.m. UTC
April 2, 2027
Last Quarter, 59.9% illuminatedLast Quarter59.9%, 1:27 a.m. EDT
, 5:27 a.m. UTC
April 3, 2027
Last Quarter, 50.5% illuminatedLast Quarter50.5%, 2:19 a.m. EDT
, 6:19 a.m. UTC
April 4, 2027
Last Quarter, 41.1% illuminatedLast Quarter41.1%, 3:03 a.m. EDT
, 7:03 a.m. UTC
April 5, 2027
Last Quarter, 32% illuminatedLast Quarter32%, 3:40 a.m. EDT
, 7:40 a.m. UTC
April 6, 2027

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.