Moon phases March 2028
The Moon in March 2028, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | Mar 04, 09:02 | Mar 04, 04:02 | Mar 04, 09:02 |
| Full moon | Mar 11, 01:05 | Mar 10, 20:05 | Mar 11, 01:05 |
| Last quarter | Mar 17, 23:22 | Mar 17, 19:22 | Mar 17, 23:22 |
| New moon | Mar 26, 04:31 | Mar 26, 00:31 | Mar 26, 05:31 |
The month at a glance
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- 7♌︎
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- 9♍︎
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- 11♎︎
- 12♎︎
- 13♏︎
- 14♏︎
- 15♐︎
- 16♐︎
- 17♐︎
- 18♑︎
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- 20♒︎
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- 23♓︎
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- 25♈︎
- 26♈︎
- 27♈︎
- 28♉︎
- 29♉︎
- 30♊︎
- 31♊︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 22 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 2 | 30 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 3 | 40 % | Taurus → Gemini 07:48 | barren | |
| Sat 4 | 51 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Sun 5 | 62 % | Gemini → Cancer 13:54 | barren | |
| Mon 6 | 72 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Tue 7 | 82 % | Cancer → Leo 16:42 | fruitful | |
| Wed 8 | 90 % | Leo | barren | |
| Thu 9 | 96 % | Leo → Virgo 16:59 | barren | |
| Fri 10 | 99 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Sat 11 | 100 % | Virgo → Libra 16:21 | barren | |
| Sun 12 | 97 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 13 | 92 % | Libra → Scorpio 16:53 | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 14 | 84 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Wed 15 | 75 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 20:33 | fruitful | |
| Thu 16 | 65 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Fri 17 | 55 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Sat 18 | 45 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 04:27 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 19 | 36 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 20 | 27 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 15:57 | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 21 | 19 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Wed 22 | 12 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Thu 23 | 7 % | Aquarius → Pisces 05:00 | fruitful | |
| Fri 24 | 3 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Sat 25 | 0 % | Pisces → Aries 17:30 | fruitful | |
| Sun 26 | 0 % | Aries | barren | |
| Mon 27 | 1 % | Aries | barren | |
| Tue 28 | 5 % | Aries → Taurus 05:24 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 29 | 10 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 30 | 17 % | Taurus → Gemini 14:23 | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 31 | 25 % | Gemini | barren |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
Wed 8, Thu 9, Fri 10
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (6, 7, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (1, 2, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 21, 22, 26, 27, 31): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Worm Moon
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