Waxing · 39.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°
Moon age
6.8days
Moon phase on March 8, 1957Waxing Crescent
On Friday, March 8, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.5% of its visible face lit, 6.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
39.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.8 dMoon age
383,038 km238,009 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1957 is on Saturday, March 16, 1957 at 02:22 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 1, 1957 at 16:13 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, March 1, 1957 | 16:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 9, 1957 | 11:50 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Friday, March 8, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 1, 1957 to the new moon of March 31, 1957, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.