Waning · 77.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on March 16, 1952Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, March 16, 1952, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 77.5% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
77.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
380,332 km236,327 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (23°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 1952 is on Tuesday, March 11, 1952 at 18:14 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 25, 1952 at 20:13 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 11, 1952 | 18:14 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 19, 1952 | 02:40 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Sunday, March 16, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 1952 to the new moon of March 25, 1952, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.