Waxing · 96.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on March 17, 1954Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 17, 1954, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
400,381 km248,785 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1954 is on Friday, March 19, 1954 at 12:43 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 5, 1954 at 03:11 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 11, 1954 | 17:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 19, 1954 | 12:43 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Wednesday, March 17, 1954 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 5, 1954 to the new moon of April 3, 1954, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1954, or the whole moon calendar 1954.
- The same date one year apart: 1953 · 1955.
- 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.