Moon phases March 2030
The Moon in March 2030, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New moon | Mar 04, 06:34 | Mar 04, 01:34 | Mar 04, 06:34 |
| First quarter | Mar 12, 08:47 | Mar 12, 04:47 | Mar 12, 08:47 |
| Full moon | Mar 19, 17:56 | Mar 19, 13:56 | Mar 19, 17:56 |
| Last quarter | Mar 26, 09:51 | Mar 26, 05:51 | Mar 26, 09:51 |
The month at a glance
- 1♒︎
- 2♒︎
- 3♓︎
- 4♓︎
- 5♈︎
- 6♈︎
- 7♈︎
- 8♉︎
- 9♉︎
- 10♊︎
- 11♊︎
- 12♊︎
- 13♋︎
- 14♋︎
- 15♌︎
- 16♌︎
- 17♍︎
- 18♍︎
- 19♎︎
- 20♎︎
- 21♏︎
- 22♏︎
- 23♐︎
- 24♐︎
- 25♐︎
- 26♑︎
- 27♑︎
- 28♒︎
- 29♒︎
- 30♓︎
- 31♓︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 9 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 00:07 | barren | |
| Sat 2 | 4 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Sun 3 | 1 % | Aquarius → Pisces 06:12 | fruitful | |
| Mon 4 | 0 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Tue 5 | 1 % | Pisces → Aries 14:17 | fruitful | |
| Wed 6 | 5 % | Aries | barren | |
| Thu 7 | 10 % | Aries | barren | |
| Fri 8 | 16 % | Aries → Taurus 00:55 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 9 | 24 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 10 | 32 % | Taurus → Gemini 13:34 | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 11 | 41 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Tue 12 | 51 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Wed 13 | 60 % | Gemini → Cancer 02:07 | fruitful | |
| Thu 14 | 70 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Fri 15 | 79 % | Cancer → Leo 11:59 | barren | |
| Sat 16 | 87 % | Leo | barren | |
| Sun 17 | 93 % | Leo → Virgo 17:50 | barren | |
| Mon 18 | 98 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Tue 19 | 100 % | Virgo → Libra 20:17 | barren | |
| Wed 20 | 99 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 21 | 96 % | Libra → Scorpio 21:08 | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 22 | 90 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sat 23 | 81 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 22:12 | fruitful | |
| Sun 24 | 72 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Mon 25 | 61 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Tue 26 | 49 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 00:51 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 27 | 39 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 28 | 28 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 05:38 | barren | |
| Fri 29 | 19 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Sat 30 | 12 % | Aquarius → Pisces 12:30 | barren | |
| Sun 31 | 6 % | Pisces | fruitful |
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.
Fri 15, Sat 16, Sun 17, Mon 18, Tue 19
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 (3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 22, 23, 31): 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 (8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 26, 27): 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 (1, 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30): 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
Other months
December 2029 · January 2030 · February 2030 · April 2030 · May 2030 · June 2030