Waxing · 48.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
First Quarter at
16:15UTC
Moon phase on March 29, 1947First Quarter
On Saturday, March 29, 1947, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.1% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
370,061 km229,945 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 29, 1947 is on Saturday, April 5, 1947 at 15:29 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 22, 1947 at 16:34 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, March 22, 1947 | 16:34 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, March 29, 1947 | 16:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 5, 1947 | 15:29 |
The Moon around March 29
More about this date
Saturday, March 29, 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.