Waning · 78.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 12°
Moon age
19.5days
Moon phase on March 8, 1950Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 8, 1950, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.4% of its visible face lit, 19.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.4%Illumination at noon UTC
19.5 dMoon age
365,308 km226,992 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1950 is on Saturday, March 4, 1950 at 10:34 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 18, 1950 at 15:20 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, March 4, 1950 | 10:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 11, 1950 | 02:38 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Wednesday, March 8, 1950 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 16, 1950 to the new moon of March 18, 1950, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1950, or the whole moon calendar 1950.
- The same date one year apart: 1949 · 1951.
- 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.