Waning · 59.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on March 3, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, March 3, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 59.6% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
59.6%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
398,855 km247,837 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 3, 1956 is on Sunday, February 26, 1956 at 01:42 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 12, 1956 at 13:37 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, February 26, 1956 | 01:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 4, 1956 | 11:53 |
The Moon around March 3
More about this date
Saturday, March 3, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 1956 to the new moon of March 12, 1956, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1956, or the whole moon calendar 1956.
- The same date one year apart: 1955 · 1957.
- 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.