Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 25°
New Moon at
11:05UTC
Moon phase on March 15, 1953New Moon
On Sunday, March 15, 1953, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.5 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.5 dMoon age
357,710 km222,271 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 15, 1953 is on Saturday, February 28, 1953 at 18:59 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 15, 1953 at 11:05 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 8, 1953 | 18:27 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, March 15, 1953 | 11:05 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 22, 1953 | 08:11 |
The Moon around March 15
More about this date
Sunday, March 15, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 15, 1953 to the new moon of April 13, 1953, a cycle of 29.38 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.