Waning · 11.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 16°
Moon age
26.1days
Moon phase on March 17, 1939Waning Crescent
On Friday, March 17, 1939, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.7% of its visible face lit, 26.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.1 dMoon age
405,261 km251,817 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (16°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1939 is on Sunday, March 5, 1939 at 18:00 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 1939 at 01:49 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 12, 1939 | 21:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 21, 1939 | 01:49 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Friday, March 17, 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.