Waning · 12.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 09°
Moon age
26.5days
Moon phase on March 12, 1953Waning Crescent
On Thursday, March 12, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.7% of its visible face lit, 26.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.7%Illumination at noon UTC
26.5 dMoon age
362,819 km225,445 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (10°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 1953 is on Saturday, February 28, 1953 at 18:59 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 15, 1953 at 11:05 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 8, 1953 | 18:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, March 15, 1953 | 11:05 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Thursday, March 12, 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.