Waning · 53.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 14°
Last Quarter at
18:27UTC
Moon phase on March 8, 1953Last Quarter
On Sunday, March 8, 1953, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
384,465 km238,895 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1953 is on Saturday, February 28, 1953 at 18:59 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 15, 1953 at 11:05 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 28, 1953 | 18:59 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, March 8, 1953 | 18:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, March 15, 1953 | 11:05 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Sunday, March 8, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 14, 1953 to the new moon of March 15, 1953, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.