Waxing · 66.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
9.6days
Moon phase on March 17, 1951Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 17, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 66.6% of its visible face lit, 9.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
66.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.6 dMoon age
401,140 km249,256 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (15°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1951 is on Friday, March 23, 1951 at 10:50 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 7, 1951 at 20:51 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 15, 1951 | 17:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 23, 1951 | 10:50 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Saturday, March 17, 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.