Waning · 45.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 16°
Last Quarter at
02:54UTC
Moon phase on March 2, 1959Last Quarter
On Monday, March 2, 1959, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.9% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.9%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
373,006 km231,775 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 2, 1959 is on Monday, February 23, 1959 at 08:54 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 9, 1959 at 10:51 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, February 23, 1959 | 08:54 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, March 2, 1959 | 02:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, March 9, 1959 | 10:51 |
The Moon around March 2
More about this date
Monday, March 2, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 1959 to the new moon of March 9, 1959, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.