Waxing · 0.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
0.8days
Moon phase on March 23, 1947Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, March 23, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 0.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
0.8 dMoon age
380,247 km236,274 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (12°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 1947 is on Saturday, April 5, 1947 at 15:29 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 22, 1947 at 16:34 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, March 22, 1947 | 16:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 29, 1947 | 16:15 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Sunday, March 23, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 22, 1947 to the new moon of April 21, 1947, a cycle of 29.49 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.