Waxing · 94.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 18°
Moon age
11.8days
Moon phase on March 6, 1955Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, March 6, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.7% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.7%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
380,769 km236,599 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 1955 is on Tuesday, March 8, 1955 at 15:41 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 22, 1955 at 15:54 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 1, 1955 | 12:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 8, 1955 | 15:41 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Sunday, March 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.