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The Moon on Saturday, March 1, 1947: Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit

Waxing · 62.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Moon age

8.4days

Moon phase on March 1, 1947Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 1 March 1947369,047 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 1, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.7% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

62.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
369,047 km229,315 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 1, 1947 is on Friday, March 7, 1947 at 03:15 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 21, 1947 at 02:00 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 28, 194709:12
Full Moon (after)Friday, March 7, 194703:15

The Moon around March 1

More about this date

Saturday, March 1, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 21, 1947 to the new moon of March 22, 1947, a cycle of 29.61 days.