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The Moon on

Wednesday, March 12, 1997

Waxing crescent

16% lit, drifting through Aries.

12 days before the Worm Moon.

The Moon's phase is the same everywhere on Earth; this page shows it at noon UTC on that date.

Planets in the sky that night

  • Mercuryhidden in the Sun's glare
  • Venushidden in the Sun's glare
  • Marsup all night, at its brightest
  • Jupiterin the morning sky before dawn
  • Saturnin the evening sky after sunset

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).