Waning · 89.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 24°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on March 8, 1939Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 8, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
372,638 km231,546 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (24°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1939 is on Sunday, March 5, 1939 at 18:00 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 1939 at 01:49 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, March 5, 1939 | 18:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 12, 1939 | 21:37 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Wednesday, March 8, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 19, 1939 to the new moon of March 21, 1939, a cycle of 29.72 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1939, or the whole moon calendar 1939.
- The same date one year apart: 1938 · 1940.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.