Waning · 61.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on March 20, 1949Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, March 20, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.2% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
380,314 km236,316 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (17°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 20, 1949 is on Monday, March 14, 1949 at 19:03 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 29, 1949 at 15:11 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 14, 1949 | 19:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 21, 1949 | 13:10 |
The Moon around March 20
More about this date
Sunday, March 20, 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.