Waning · 5.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 02°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on March 20, 1947Waning Crescent
On Thursday, March 20, 1947, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.4% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
392,312 km243,772 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (3°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 20, 1947 is on Friday, March 7, 1947 at 03:15 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 22, 1947 at 16:34 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 14, 1947 | 18:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, March 22, 1947 | 16:34 |
The Moon around March 20
More about this date
Thursday, March 20, 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.