Waxing · 48.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°
First Quarter at
15:10UTC
Moon phase on March 17, 1959First Quarter
On Tuesday, March 17, 1959, the Moon was a First Quarter: 48.8% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
48.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
399,486 km248,229 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1959 is on Tuesday, March 24, 1959 at 20:03 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 9, 1959 at 10:51 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 9, 1959 | 10:51 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, March 17, 1959 | 15:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 24, 1959 | 20:03 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Tuesday, March 17, 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.