Waning · 99.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
14.8days
Moon phase on March 9, 1955Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 9, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.0% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
391,369 km243,186 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 1955 is on Tuesday, March 8, 1955 at 15:41 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 24, 1955 at 03:43 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 8, 1955 | 15:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 16, 1955 | 16:36 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Wednesday, March 9, 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.