Waxing · 18.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
4.6days
Moon phase on March 4, 1949Waxing Crescent
On Friday, March 4, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.0% of its visible face lit, 4.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.0%Illumination at noon UTC
4.6 dMoon age
402,806 km250,292 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 4, 1949 is on Monday, March 14, 1949 at 19:03 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 27, 1949 at 20:55 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, February 27, 1949 | 20:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 8, 1949 | 00:42 |
The Moon around March 4
More about this date
Friday, March 4, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 27, 1949 to the new moon of March 29, 1949, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.