Waxing · 47.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°
First Quarter at
17:40UTC
Moon phase on March 15, 1951First Quarter
On Thursday, March 15, 1951, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.9% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
404,329 km251,238 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 15, 1951 is on Friday, March 23, 1951 at 10:50 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 7, 1951 at 20:51 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 7, 1951 | 20:51 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 15, 1951 | 17:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 23, 1951 | 10:50 |
The Moon around March 15
More about this date
Thursday, March 15, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 7, 1951 to the new moon of April 6, 1951, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.