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The Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 1924: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 38.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

6.8days

Moon phase on March 12, 1924Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 12 March 1924404,468 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, March 12, 1924, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 38.8% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

38.8%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
404,468 km251,325 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 12, 1924 is on Friday, March 21, 1924 at 04:30 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 5, 1924 at 15:58 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, March 5, 192415:58
First Quarter (after)Thursday, March 13, 192416:50

The Moon around March 12

More about this date

Wednesday, March 12, 1924 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 5, 1924 to the new moon of April 4, 1924, a cycle of 29.64 days.