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.

April 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: March 26, 2027 – April 22, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, April 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.

April 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Waning Gibbous, 77.8% illuminated77.8%March 26 Waning Gibbous, 69.2% illuminated69.2%March 27 Last Quarter, 59.9% illuminated59.9%March 28 Last Quarter, 50.5% illuminated50.5%March 29 Last Quarter 8:53 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 41.1% illuminated41.1%March 30 Last Quarter, 32% illuminated32%March 31 Waning Crescent, 23.5% illuminated23.5%April 1
Waning Crescent, 15.8% illuminated15.8%April 2 Waning Crescent, 9.4% illuminated9.4%April 3 Waning Crescent, 4.4% illuminated4.4%April 4 New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%April 5 New Moon, 0.1% illuminated0.1%April 6 New Moon 7:51 p.m. EDT New Moon, 1.4% illuminated1.4%April 7 Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated5%April 8
Waxing Crescent, 10.9% illuminated10.9%April 9 Waxing Crescent, 18.8% illuminated18.8%April 10 Waxing Crescent, 28.5% illuminated28.5%April 11 First Quarter, 39.3% illuminated39.3%April 12 First Quarter, 50.6% illuminated50.6%April 13 First Quarter 6:56 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 62% illuminated62%April 14 Waxing Gibbous, 72.6% illuminated72.6%April 15
Waxing Gibbous, 82.1% illuminated82.1%April 16 Waxing Gibbous, 89.8% illuminated89.8%April 17 Waxing Gibbous, 95.5% illuminated95.5%April 18 Full Moon, 98.8% illuminated98.8%April 19 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%April 20 Full Moon 6:27 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.5% illuminated98.5%April 21 Waning Gibbous, 95.2% illuminated95.2%April 22

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.