Waning · 85.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 00°
Moon age
19.1days
Moon phase on March 6, 1942Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 6, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.5% of its visible face lit, 19.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.5%Illumination at noon UTC
19.1 dMoon age
370,851 km230,436 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (0°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 1942 is on Tuesday, March 3, 1942 at 00:20 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 16, 1942 at 23:50 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 3, 1942 | 00:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 9, 1942 | 22:01 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Friday, March 6, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 1942 to the new moon of March 16, 1942, a cycle of 29.57 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.