Waxing · 85.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 15°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on March 21, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 21, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.8% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
378,264 km235,043 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 21, 1959 is on Tuesday, March 24, 1959 at 20:03 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 9, 1959 at 10:51 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 17, 1959 | 15:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 24, 1959 | 20:03 |
The Moon around March 21
More about this date
Saturday, March 21, 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.