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 — 13-month

Gregorian dates: February 26, 2027 – March 25, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, March 1, 2027. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

March 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Last Quarter, 61.6% illuminated61.6%February 26 Last Quarter, 51.9% illuminated51.9%February 27 Last Quarter, 42.3% illuminated42.3%February 28 Last Quarter 12:16 a.m. EST Last Quarter, 33.1% illuminated33.1%March 1 Waning Crescent, 24.5% illuminated24.5%March 2 Waning Crescent, 16.9% illuminated16.9%March 3 Waning Crescent, 10.4% illuminated10.4%March 4
Waning Crescent, 5.3% illuminated5.3%March 5 New Moon, 1.8% illuminated1.8%March 6 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%March 7 New Moon, 0.5% illuminated0.5%March 8 New Moon 4:29 a.m. EST New Moon, 2.9% illuminated2.9%March 9 Waxing Crescent, 7.5% illuminated7.5%March 10 Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated14%March 11
Waxing Crescent, 22.3% illuminated22.3%March 12 First Quarter, 32.1% illuminated32.1%March 13 First Quarter, 42.4% illuminated42.4%March 14 First Quarter, 53.7% illuminated53.7%March 15 First Quarter 12:25 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 65% illuminated65%March 16 Waxing Gibbous, 75.6% illuminated75.6%March 17 Waxing Gibbous, 84.8% illuminated84.8%March 18
Waxing Gibbous, 92.2% illuminated92.2%March 19 Full Moon, 97.2% illuminated97.2%March 20 Full Moon, 99.7% illuminated99.7%March 21 Full Moon, 99.5% illuminated99.5%March 22 Full Moon 6:43 a.m. EDT Full Moon, 96.9% illuminated96.9%March 23 Waning Gibbous, 92.1% illuminated92.1%March 24 Waning Gibbous, 85.6% illuminated85.6%March 25

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.