Waxing · 92.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on March 12, 1949Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 12, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.1% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
362,166 km225,039 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 1949 is on Monday, March 14, 1949 at 19:03 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 27, 1949 at 20:55 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 8, 1949 | 00:42 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, March 14, 1949 | 19:03 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Saturday, March 12, 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.