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The Moon on Saturday, March 8, 1958: Waning Gibbous, 89% lit

Waning · 89.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 25°

Moon age

17.8days

Moon phase on March 8, 1958Waning Gibbous

Saturday 8 March 1958361,570 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, March 8, 1958, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.2% of its visible face lit, 17.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

89.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.8 dMoon age
361,570 km224,669 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 8, 1958 is on Wednesday, March 5, 1958 at 18:28 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 20, 1958 at 09:50 UTC, 12 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, March 5, 195818:28
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, March 12, 195810:48

The Moon around March 8

More about this date

Saturday, March 8, 1958 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 1958 to the new moon of March 20, 1958, a cycle of 29.76 days.