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The Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 1958: Last Quarter, 50% lit

Waning · 49.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 22°

Last Quarter at

10:48UTC

Moon phase on March 12, 1958Last Quarter

Wednesday 12 March 1958382,686 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, March 12, 1958, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 49.6% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

49.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
382,686 km237,790 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 12, 1958 is on Wednesday, March 5, 1958 at 18:28 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 20, 1958 at 09:50 UTC, 8 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, March 5, 195818:28
Last Quarter (this day)Wednesday, March 12, 195810:48
New Moon (after)Thursday, March 20, 195809:50

The Moon around March 12

More about this date

Wednesday, March 12, 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.