Waning · 97.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°
Moon age
15.8days
Moon phase on March 17, 1957Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, March 17, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
364,897 km226,736 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (16°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1957 is on Saturday, March 16, 1957 at 02:22 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 31, 1957 at 09:19 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, March 16, 1957 | 02:22 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 23, 1957 | 05:05 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Sunday, March 17, 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.