Waning · 8.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 25°
Moon age
26.8days
Moon phase on March 21, 1955Waning Crescent
On Monday, March 21, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 8.9% of its visible face lit, 26.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
8.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.8 dMoon age
380,718 km236,567 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 1955 is on Tuesday, March 8, 1955 at 15:41 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 24, 1955 at 03:43 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 16, 1955 | 16:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 24, 1955 | 03:43 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Monday, March 21, 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.