Waning · 1.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 06°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on March 8, 1959Waning Crescent
On Sunday, March 8, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.0% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.0%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
392,283 km243,753 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (6°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1959 is on Monday, February 23, 1959 at 08:54 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 9, 1959 at 10:51 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, March 2, 1959 | 02:54 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, March 9, 1959 | 10:51 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Sunday, March 8, 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.