Waxing · 8.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 25°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on March 12, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, March 12, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.6% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
403,405 km250,664 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 1959 is on Tuesday, March 24, 1959 at 20:03 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 9, 1959 at 10:51 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 9, 1959 | 10:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 17, 1959 | 15:10 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Thursday, March 12, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 9, 1959 to the new moon of April 8, 1959, a cycle of 29.69 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.