Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 02°
Moon age
0.5days
Moon phase on March 17, 1942Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, March 17, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.5 dMoon age
388,803 km241,591 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1942 is on Tuesday, March 3, 1942 at 00:20 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 16, 1942 at 23:50 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 16, 1942 | 23:50 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 25, 1942 | 00:01 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Tuesday, March 17, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 1942 to the new moon of April 15, 1942, a cycle of 29.61 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.