Waxing · 83.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
10.4days
Moon phase on March 3, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, March 3, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 83.0% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
83.0%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
366,662 km227,833 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 1947 is on Friday, March 7, 1947 at 03:15 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 21, 1947 at 02:00 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 28, 1947 | 09:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 7, 1947 | 03:15 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Monday, March 3, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.