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The Moon on Wednesday, March 2, 1955: Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit

Waxing · 61.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 23°

Moon age

7.8days

Moon phase on March 2, 1955Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 2 March 1955371,692 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, March 2, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.1% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

61.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
371,692 km230,959 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (24°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 2, 1955 is on Tuesday, March 8, 1955 at 15:41 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 22, 1955 at 15:54 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, March 1, 195512:41
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 8, 195515:41

The Moon around March 2

More about this date

Wednesday, March 2, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 22, 1955 to the new moon of March 24, 1955, a cycle of 29.49 days.